Characters
This man is king of Uruk
Who is Gilgamesh?
In this stage, Gilgamesh gets the idea to kill Huwawa - for glory!
What is the Call to Adventure?
These characters fought and killed Huwawa
Who is Gilgamesh and Enkidu?
This is the subgenre that the story of Gilgamesh falls into. A long story, typically with a hero going on a grant quest.
What is an Epic?
"I am the greatest king in this world!"
Who is Gilgamesh?
This man fought Gilgamesh at the beginning of the story
Who is Enkidu?
In this stage, Gilgamesh is panicked at the thought of death after Enkidu dies
What is the Belly of the Whale?
This is the area that Huwawa guards
What is the Cedar Forest?
This is a stone tablet that is carved with picture based stories.
What is a frieze?
"Where can I find Gilgamesh the King?!"
Who is Enkidu?
This is the goddess of love
Who is Ishtar?
In this stage, Gilgamesh travels to find Utnapishtim and encounters the Mashu Mountains, the Waters of Death, and more
What is the Road of Trials?
This is what everyone kept telling Gilgamesh on his journey
What is "give up your quest, immortality isn't possible, enjoy your life while you're alive"?
This is the system of writing the Sumerians used
What is cuneiform?
"You look like you're 104!"
Who is Siduri?
This is the normal person that became immortal
Who is Utnapishtim?
In this stage, Utnapishtim tells Gilgamesh to give up his quest, and purposely challenges him to stay awake for 7 days & 7 nights.
What is Atonement with the Father?
How did Utnapishtim become immortal?
He saved humans from the flood and stayed awake for 7 days & 7 nights.
This is where the Gilgamesh tablets were buried/found. (You can also say what the area/country is now).
What is Mesopotamia / Iraq?
"You just smashed the steering gear and the magic that drives the boat where the wind wont!"
Who is Urshanabi?
This man is the ferryman
Who is Urshanabi?
In this stage, the snake eats Old-Man-Young, and Gilgamesh feels like his journey was all for nothing
What is Apotheosis?
This is what Gilgamesh names his son
Who is Prince Enkidu?
Who created/wrote the original story of Gilgamesh on the stone tablets?
We don't know. The author is unknown.
"I loaded up my family, my animals. I took one male and one female of every species, so they would be able to reproduce and replenish the Earth."
Who is Utnapishtim?