lit midterm Flashcards
Gilgamesh
fights Humbaba and the bull of heaven, looks for immortality
Enkidu
Gilgamesh’s best friend
Shamash
promises the winds
trapper
meets Enkidu at the waterhole
harlot
teaches civilized behavior to Enkidu
Ishtar
Inana
Ninsun
Gilgamesh’s mom
Nincubura
second coming of Inana
Neti
guards the gates of the Netherworld
Dimuzid
sits of Ishtar’s throne
Anu
gives the bull of heaven to Ishtar
Counselors of Uruk
didn’t want Gilgamesh to fight Humbaba by himself
Humbaba
Monster of Cedar Forest
Aruru
creator of Enkidu
Erishkigal
ruler of the underworld
Archetype
stock character
Epic
a story from a long time ago
parataxis
no chronology
Destruction myth
the world is destroyed then remade
Lament
a cry or complaint
pathetic fallacy
world changes to human action
Syncretism
fusion of 2 different beliefs
Gallu
A Mesopotamian demon that guides Inana in the Underworld.
Anthropomorphism
Gods have human traits
Xenia
guest/host relations
Dialogue
Conversation between +2 people
Chorus
group that summarizes the events of a play
Choragus
main person of the chorus
Prophecy
statement that comes true if acted upon
Oracles
the girl that states a prophecy
Hubris
excessive pride
Hamartia
mistake of knowledge and ignorance
Peripeteia
random person brings info to the protagonist
Juxtaposition
compare and contrast of 2 things
Conventions
accepted practices
Ode
sad greek poem
Dramatic Irony
we know something the main character doesn’t
Suspended disbelief
pretend for sake of the story
Catharsis
emotional cleansing of a cry or laugh
Tragedy
one of the main types of Greek plays
Tragic Hero
Goes through the hero cycle
Tragic flaw
flaw entitled to the hero
Motif
recurring pattern
Explicit theme
theme said to the reader
stock epithets
titles for the many characters in epics
Homeric simile
a comparison to something from a long time ago that we cannot relate to
Oral tradition
traditions passed on by word
Vaunting speech
A speech taunting your opponent, as you’re overtop of them.
Arete
wanting excellence
hubris
excessive pride
Ate
blind rash behavior
Nemesis
punishment
Deus ex machina
God and Machine