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17 Cards in this Set
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Traits of Gilgamesh |
Wise, perfect body, beautiful, courageous, 2/3 god, 1/3 man, arrogant, violent |
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Who created Enkidu and why? |
Goddess Aruru, to contend with Gilgamesh |
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Enkidu |
created by Aruru to contend with Gilgamesh |
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What happened when Enkidu and Gilgamesh met? |
They get in a wrestling match - Enkidu loses and they become friends |
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Who do Enkidu and Gilgamesh set off to destroy? |
Humbaba, the guardian of the forest |
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Who summons the winds?
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Shamash |
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The Winds |
the great wind, the tempest wind, the scorching wind, the north wind, the whirlwind, the storm, and the icy wind |
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What were the seven splendors? |
Pieces of clothing that gave Humbaba special powers that effect how people feel |
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What did Humbaba do when they got to his lair? |
He begged to be let go - he promises to be Gilgamesh's servant and build him a palace |
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How did the two respond to Humbaba's begging? |
Enkidu believed Humababa would betray them and they killed him and set him before Enlil, who curses them and distributed the splendors. |
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How does Enkidu die? |
Gilgamesh rejects Ishtar's advances, and she brings down the mighty bull of heaven to threaten Uruk. Gilgamesh and Enkidu kill the bull but Gilgamesh dreams the gods decreed E's death. Enkidu dreams about being taken to the house of dust and taken before Belitsheri (who keeps a book of death) and he died. |
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What does Gilgamesh do after Enkidu's death? |
He seeks out Utnapishtim and his family, the only humans who have immortality. |
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Who is Utnapishtim? |
An immortal man. |
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What is the story of the flood? |
The world became over-populated and Enlil exterminated mankind, but Ea warned Utnapishtim. Ea told him to build a boat, and take his family and the seed of all living creatures aboard. He batters down until the destroying rains (Adad) ended. When they subsided, he released a dove and a swallow in search of land. They returned. When he released the raven it didn't come back. Utnapishtim made a sacrifice for the gods and they gathered and blessed him and his wife and let them live at the mouth of the river. |
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What happened when Gilgamesh found Utnapishtim and his wife? |
He told Gilgamesh he'd give him immortality if he could pass the test of not sleeping. Gilgamesh fell asleep and they baked bread to show how long he was asleep. |
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What happened when Gilgamesh woke up? |
They took him to be washed, and Urshanabi told him about a plant that grows underwater that will hurt his hands but restore youth. |
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Did Gilgamesh retrieve the plant? |
He did, but a serpent snatched it away. |
