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Gilgamesh Cards

Gilgamesh Vocabulary Cards

QuestionAnswer
Ea God/warns about the flood.
Enlil The equivalent of Zeus/curses Gilgamesh and Enkidu/sends the great flood.
Shamash Sun god/with Gilgamesh through his journeys.
Ninsun God/Gilgamesh's mother/Enkidu's adopted mother.
Humbaba Giant guardian of the forest.
Bull of Heaven Given to Ishtar by her father to destroy Gilgamesh.
Enkidu Created by Ninsun/Friend and adopted brother of Gilgamesh.
Uruk The city in which Gilgamesh ruled over.
Utnapishtim The one Gilgamesh went to in search of eternal life.
Urshanabi The ferryman who helped Gilgamesh cross the river.
The ferryman Helped Gilgamesh cross the river.
The trapper Brought the harlot to Enkidu/Enkidu sees him as a wild man.
The harlot Caused Enkidu to have the thoughts of a man after being with her for 6 days and 7 nights/brought to him by the trapper.
cedar wood The type of wood Gilgamesh and Enkidu seeks when they go into the forest/guarded by Humbaba
Why does Enlil curse Gilgamesh and Enkidu? He curses Gilgamesh and Enkidu because they killed Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven.
vampire-faced man-bird Was in Enkidu's dream that he had. It carried him to the underworld.
Ershekigal Queen of the underworld/Enkidu sees her in his dream.
Gilgamesh rages When Enkidu dies, he does this.
Gilgamesh wears animal skins and has long hair He does this after Enkidu dies. He did it to represent him.
Scorpion men Guarded the gate at the mountain of Mashu.
Mashu A mountain range with two twin peaks that are as high as the heaven walls, and papas that reach down to the underworld/mountains of darkness.
Darkness Was on the mountain Gilgamesh went to/got darker and darker as he went up/ opposite of Shamash/an archetype
Archetype Theme that occurs in many cultures.
12 Leagues How many leagues Gilgamesh traveled through the mountains/how far the darkness covers the mountains.
6 days, 7 nights Gilgamesh is to stay awake for 6 days/7 nights if he wants to become immortal/Enkidu stays with the harlot for the same amount of time/how long the flood lasted/how long the boat float and sticks on the mountain.
Why do the gods cower like curs (dogs)? The gods cower like curs because they are afraid of the storm they created.
A raven, a swallow, a dove These three birds were set free to see if the water had receded.
Reeds What Utnapishtim made the barque (boat)out of.
Cedar, cane, myrtle The wood Utnapishtim sacrificed to the gods after the water recede.
The walls What Gilgamesh built/his proudest accomplishment.
Washes his hair and puts on new clothes Helps him to stop mourning over Enkidu/rebirth, a new man/indicate a change
Magic plant Makes people young again.
A serpent Stole the plant from Gilgamesh/archetype for evil.
Carved the story in stone What Gilgamesh does upon his return to Uruk.
arrogance Describes Gilgamesh/loses it over the course of the story.
Created by: terrybrunson
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