Exam 1: Mesopotamian Heroes

Question 1

Heroes Face

Answer 1

• heroes (scorpion, bull, forest)
• journey/ question (forest)
• sacrifice (friend)
• royal/ godly descent
• help from gods (shamash w/ 13 winds, Mom, Ishtar)
• seeking the underworld
• stronger/ more attractive than other mortals (all the time)
• untouchable (search for immortality)
• bring stuff back to the community (cedar gate, horns of bull)
• tragic flaw/ hubris + development

Question 2

Epithet

Answer 2

Descriptive Tag

Question 3

Repetition

Answer 3

Evidence of oral tradition

Question 4

Modes of Speaking

Answer 4

displays types of character despite titles

Question 5

Gilgamesh interacting with gods and man

Answer 5

• Gods
  (Gilgamesh 1) = unforgiving/ proud)
• Civlization (Gilgamesh 2) = tempered by Enkidu)
  (Enkidu 2) = brought up by Gilgamesh
• Animal (Enkidu 1)