This is Epic
oral tradition
This epic hero quality describes the desire to journey to exotic locations, usually to battle against evil.
vast traveler
This is where the hero lives before going on the journey.
Ordinary world
Throughout Gilgamesh's story he is seeking this
immortality
The clay tablets containing the Gilgamesh story were found in this century in Northern Iraq.
Mid-19th century
Epic poetry includes this--someone larger than life
a hero
This attribute belongs to epic heroes because they are usually born as a king/queen, demi-god, or some kind of royalty.
noble birth
This stage is where the hero meets a seasoned traveler who offers advice and training.
Meeting the mentor
When Gilgamesh was passed down through an oral tradition, storytellers used repetition for this reason
To keep the attention of the people and so they would follow the story
In ancient Mesopotamia, people had to abide by strict laws and principles called THIS.
Hammurabi's Code
Epic poetry contains this type of language
elevated, ornate, grandiose
This title is given to epic heroes because before they can be universally known, they are first famous in their own culture.
cultural legend
This is when the hero commits to leaving the Ordinary World and entering a new world.
Crossing the threshold
A figure of speech used often in the Gilgamesh story is THIS, which means extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
Identify ONE of the many gods or goddesses worshipped in ancient Mesopotamia.
Anu
Enlil
Ea or Enki
Ishtar or Inanna
Shamash
Utut
Ninhursag
Nanna
An epic hero embodies THIS from the people he or she serves
This attribute belongs to epic heroes because they possess extreme wisdom, strength, bravery, etc.
superhuman capabilities
This is when the hero faces tests and sorts out allegiances.
Tests, allies, and enemies
The original Gilgamesh manuscript (clay tablets) was written in a language developed in ancient Sumer more than 5000 years ago. It was called this.
cuneiform
These are temple towers made of mud bricks. They serve as home to gods.
ziggurats
Epic poetry uses this literary technique to begin the story "in the middle of the action"
in medias res
Epic heroes possess this quality when they fight for the good of the people and don't boast about their achievements
humility
This is when the hero returns home or continues the journey, bearing some element of the treasure that has the power to transform the world.
Return with the Elixir
The Epic of Gilgamesh is loosely based on a real king who ruled in THIS city
Uruk
Ancient Mesopotamia is surrounded by two rivers. Name them.
Tigris and Euphrates