Gilgamesh & Enkidu's relationship
How did Endkidu feel about Gilgamesh when he first meet him?
disliked him
What did Gilgamesh and Enkidu want to do in the forest?
To steal trees
Who falls inlove with Gilgamesh when they return from Cedar Forest?
Ishtar, the godess of love
What does Gilgamesh trade his kingly garb for and why?
Animal skins to morn Enkidu
What challenge does Ut-napishtim offer Gilgamesh to gain eternal life?
Stay awake for a week
What event caused Gilgamesh and Endkidu to fight?
Enkidu stopped Gilgamesh from sleeping with brides before their grooms?
Who guarded the Cedar Forest?
a demon named Humbaba
Why does is the bull of heaven sent?
Gilgamesh rejected Ishtar
What does Siduri say to him?
Finding eternal life is impossible and he should just be happy with his mortal life
Was does Gilgamesh want to find Ut-napishtim?
To find a way to avoid death
Who won the wrestling match between Gilgamesh and Enkidu?
Gilgamesh
Who helped Gilgamesh and Enkidu beat Humbaba?
Shamash, the sun god
Who sent down the bull of heaven?
Anu, the god of the sky
Who is Anunnaki?
What does ut-napishtim's wife tell Gilgamesh about?
A plant that restores youth
How did Enkidu stop Gilgamesh from going into the bride's room?
Enkidu stepped in the doorway to block his way
What two things did Gilgamesh and Enkidu do with the trees from Cedar Forest?
1. Built a gate
2. Built a raft
What does the bull bring?
7 years of famine
Who takes Gilgamesh across the sea through the Waters of Death all the way to Ut-napishtim?
Urshanabi
What happens to Gilgamesh' plant?
A snake steals it
Who taught Enkidu everything he needed to know to be a man?
the harlot
How did Gilgamesh and Enkidu get back to Uruk after their conquest?
They rode back on the raft they built from the cedar trees
Why does Enkidu fall ill?
The god's decide someone needs to pay for the transgression.
What story does Ut-napishtim tell Gilgamesh when he arrives?
The story of the flood
What does Gilgamesh return to Uruk with?
Nothing physically, but he returns with peace about mortality and death