Enuma elish
The language the Enuma elish was originally written in
cuneiform
Original mother goddess who ruled the sale waters
Tiamat
This character is 1/3 human and 2/3 god
Gilgamesh
What is the main lesson of Gilgamesh?
You only have one life to live so live it to its fullest
This is the term for excessive, destructive pride
hubris
Destroy them all
God of the sun who helps Gilgamesh defeat the monster from the Cedar Forest
Shamash
This character is created as a foil for Gilgamesh
Enkidu
What does Gilgamesh want to learn from Utnapishtim?
How to avoid death
This is the term for legacy; the idea that a person's name and story will be known long after they die
lüf
Whose body is the source of the sky, earth, mountains, and rivers?
Tiamat
Goddess of love, war, beauty, and fertility
Ishtar
This monster protects the Cedar Forest
Humbaba
How are events foreshadowed in Gilgamesh?
Through dreams
What is the name of the series of events in the monomyth described by Joseph Campbell?
The Hero's Journey
What great double-god won the final battle of the gods?
Marduk
God who knew magic and warned Utnapishtim about the flood
Ea
This character survived the flood and became immortal
Utnapishtim
What does the Bull of Heaven bring to Gilgamesh's city?
7 years of famine
The term for a pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies
Archetype
Kingu
Goddess of the cows and mother to Gilgamesh
Ninsun
This character advises Gilgamesh to be content with his life as a mortal
Siduri
He smashes the sacred idols of Urshanabi
Remnants of the city of Uruk can still be found in what modern country?
Iraq