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gilgamesh Flashcards

1
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Enlil

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Can’t stand the clamor and uproar made by man

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Ea

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Made an oath not to hurt mankind

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Urshanabi

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Ferryman; Gilgamesh’s companion after Enkidu dies

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4
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Jove

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Walked on earth to see the evil of mankind

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5
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Pyrrah

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Throws stones behind which become women

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6
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Ishtar

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Inana

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7
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Cedar Forest

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Home of Humbaba

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Faraway

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Home of Upnapishtim

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9
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Scorpion man

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Character who recognizes Gilgamesh as part god

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10
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Lament

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A cry or complaint of sorrowful nature

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Harlot

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Teaches civilized behavior

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12
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Shamash

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Promises the wind

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13
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Neti

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Guards the gates of the netherworld

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14
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Gilgamesh

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Fights Humbaba, tries to find immortality; kills the Bull of Heaven

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15
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Trapper

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found Enkidu at the waterhole

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16
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Ninsun

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Asks Shamash why he gave Gilgamesh his wanderlust

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17
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Upnapishtim

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Survives in the Flood Myth

18
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Nincubura

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Second coming of Inana

19
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Archetype

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A stock character

20
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Pathetic fallacy

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The concept that the world changes to human actions

21
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Wildman

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The archetype of an uncivilized man

22
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Host Gift

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A gift that a host gives to a visitor

23
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Destruction Myth

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A myth where the world gets destroyed, but then redone

24
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Why does Ninsun adopt Enkidu?

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Because he is a brother to Gilgamesh

25
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Ninsun

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Gilgamesh’s mom

26
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What is the cost of Ishtar borrowing the Bull of Heaven?

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7 years of famine

27
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How does Ishtar show her anthromorphism?

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Ishtar threatens her dad to get the Bull of Heaven

28
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What is Dimuzid’s mistake at the end of the story?

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Dimuzid sits in Ishtar’s throne

29
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Anthromophism

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When a concept of the gods are given human traits

30
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Parataxis

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No chronology

31
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Syncretism

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The fusion of two different beliefs or practices

32
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Gallu

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A Mesopotamian demon, ex. Ishtar

33
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Xenia

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Guest/host relations

34
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How does Enkidu insult Ishtar?

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He throws a bull’s thigh at Ishtar

35
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What happens to the youth-giving plant given to Gilgamesh?

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A snake steals the plant

36
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Why do the Gods wipe out the human race?

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Enlil thinks humans are too loud

37
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Anu

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Gives the Bull of Heaven his son, Ishtar

38
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Themis

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God of Prophecy

39
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Erishkagal

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The one who rules the Underworld; Dimuzid’s wife

40
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Oral Tradition

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Tradition passed on from word

41
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Siduri

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Maker of wine

tome 2022 (16 decks)

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