Key Terms
A long narrative poem which focuses on a hero.
Epic Poetry
Author of the Iliad.
Homer
What kind of poetry did Sappho produce?
Lyrics poetry.
Who was created to rival Gilgamesh?
Enkidu
Achilles kills Hector to avenge who?
Patroclus
A Character which changes throughout the story.
Dynamic Character
Poet from the Island if Lesbos.
Sappho.
Why was Sappho sad in fragment 58?
She was too old to dance at the festival.
What unusual way did Gilgamesh and Enkidu become friends?
They wrestle then respect each other (kiss)
How long did the Trojan War last?
10 Years
A Divine figure that inspires humanity to write.
Muse
Who wrote the Epic of Gilgamesh?
No Author.
Name one theme of Sappho's poetry.
Love, Longing, Death, and Alienation.
How does Enkidu die?
He fights a goddess and she kills him.
Central theme of the Iliad?
War or Achilles Wrath
Poetry that is Communally sung.
Lyrics poetry.
Why do some believe Homer did not actually exist?
He was a possible blind and illiterate bard.
Why was it unusual that Sappho's poetry was accepted during her time?
She was a woman in a male dominated world.
How does Enkidu's death affect Gilgamesh?
He fears his own mortality.
How is Gilgamesh and the Iliad similar?
(Multiple Answers)
A person or thing the direct opposite of something else.
Antithesis
What do we call Sappho's poetry and why are they this way?
Fragments destroyed from time and the Library of Alexandria burning.
Which Sappho fragments is known as the "Ode to the anxiety of attraction?"
Fragment 31
How is Gilgamesh different by the end of the story?
(Multiple correct answers)
One difference between the Illiad and Gilgamesh.
(Multiple Answers)