Gods and Goddesses
The god of wisdom, friend of humans, and warns of the flood
Who is Ea?
Who is the King of Uruk
What is Gilgamesh?
Gilgamesh was king of this place.
What is the city of Uruk?
A model or an original that has been imitated.
What is an archetype?
The oldest piece of fictional literature known today.
What is the Gilgamesh Epic?
Goddess who fears Gilgamesh, and goddess of wine
Who is Sinduri?
Which event causes Gilgamesh to set out on his quest for immortality?
The death of his friend Enkidu
Seeming to threaten evil or misfortune; sinister
What is ominous?
God of air, wind, and earth
Who is Enlil?
Survivor of a flood sent by the gods to destroy humanity
Who is Utnapistim
deadly disease
What is pestilence?
What type of literature is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
What is Mesopotamia literature?
God of war and irrigation
Who is Ninurta
Ferryman who travels daily across the sea of death to the home of Utnapishtim
Who is Urshanabi?
The gods agreed to exterminate mankind by causing what to happen
A great flood or deluge
act that goes beyond limits set by laws
Why does Gilgamesh seek out Utnapishtim?
He wants Utnapishtim to tell him how to become immortal
Who is the sun god?
Who is Shamash?
What Gilgamesh fought in the City of Uruk because he angered Ishtar by refusing to marry her.
What is Hambaba, the Bull of Heaven
What happens to the magical plant that Gilgamesh finds to achieve immortality
A serpent snatches it as he bathes in a pool
A larger-than-life main character whose mighty deeds reflect the values admired by society
Epic hero
queen of heaven
Who is Ishtar