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