gilgamesh Flashcards
Enlil
Can’t stand the clamor and uproar made by man
Ea
Made an oath not to hurt mankind
Urshanabi
Ferryman; Gilgamesh’s companion after Enkidu dies
Jove
Walked on earth to see the evil of mankind
Pyrrah
Throws stones behind which become women
Ishtar
Inana
Cedar Forest
Home of Humbaba
Faraway
Home of Upnapishtim
Scorpion man
Character who recognizes Gilgamesh as part god
Lament
A cry or complaint of sorrowful nature
Harlot
Teaches civilized behavior
Shamash
Promises the wind
Neti
Guards the gates of the netherworld
Gilgamesh
Fights Humbaba, tries to find immortality; kills the Bull of Heaven
Trapper
found Enkidu at the waterhole
Ninsun
Asks Shamash why he gave Gilgamesh his wanderlust
Upnapishtim
Survives in the Flood Myth
Nincubura
Second coming of Inana
Archetype
A stock character
Pathetic fallacy
The concept that the world changes to human actions
Wildman
The archetype of an uncivilized man
Host Gift
A gift that a host gives to a visitor
Destruction Myth
A myth where the world gets destroyed, but then redone
Why does Ninsun adopt Enkidu?
Because he is a brother to Gilgamesh
Ninsun
Gilgamesh’s mom
What is the cost of Ishtar borrowing the Bull of Heaven?
7 years of famine
How does Ishtar show her anthromorphism?
Ishtar threatens her dad to get the Bull of Heaven
What is Dimuzid’s mistake at the end of the story?
Dimuzid sits in Ishtar’s throne
Anthromophism
When a concept of the gods are given human traits
Parataxis
No chronology
Syncretism
The fusion of two different beliefs or practices
Gallu
A Mesopotamian demon, ex. Ishtar
Xenia
Guest/host relations
How does Enkidu insult Ishtar?
He throws a bull’s thigh at Ishtar
What happens to the youth-giving plant given to Gilgamesh?
A snake steals the plant
Why do the Gods wipe out the human race?
Enlil thinks humans are too loud
Anu
Gives the Bull of Heaven his son, Ishtar
Themis
God of Prophecy
Erishkagal
The one who rules the Underworld; Dimuzid’s wife
Oral Tradition
Tradition passed on from word
Siduri
Maker of wine
