en CR Meadows,C F2012 20 Immortality: What power did Gilgamesh seek after the loss of his good friend Enkidu? Equal: In their first encounter, Gilgamesh and Enkidu stopped fighting after realizing they were ______. Epic: The story of Gilgamesh is a long form of poetry that is also known as a(n) _____. Aruru: _______ is the goddess of creation who fashioned Enkidu to be an equal of Gilgamesh. Uruk: Gilgamesh is the king of this city. Dynamic: Gilgamesh is this type of character because he shows a great change throughout the story. Pray: The citizens of Uruk ___ to Aruru in order to receive an equal of Gilgamesh. Shamat:_____ is a prostitute who is sent by Gilgamesh to seduce Enkidu and bring him to Uruk. Anu: The father of the gods. Enlil: God of Earth, wind, and air. Ishtar: Goddess of love, fertility and war. Urshanabi:____ is the man who leads the ferry across the river to lead Gilgamesh to the Distant One. Tablets: Gilgamesh delays his journey to see The Distant One when he destroys ____ in Urshanabi's ferry. Cedar: The ____ Forest is guarded by the fire breathing demon Humbaba. Hunter: The first person to notice Enkidu in the wild was a(n) ______. Sleeping: Utnapishtim, The Distant One, gives Gilgamesh the challenge of not _____ for a week. Bread: In order to prove to Gilgamesh that he failed the challenge, Utnapishtim tells he wife to bake ____ for every day he fails. Snake: After receiving the plant that will make him old, Gilgamesh has the plant stolen by what animal? Ea: What god caused the great flood to destroy mankind? Tyrant: Gilgamesh could be considered a _____ because he treated his subjects with little respect. Fire: During Gilgamesh and Enkidu's fight with Humbaba, the mountain top is struck by lightning causing this. Walls: Gilgamesh uses the ____ surrounding Uruk as a symbol of his great leadership which is ironic since it is the people who built them. Dreams: Gilgamesh foresees the future when he _____ of meeting someone equal to him in strength.

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Across:

2.	In their first encounter, Gilgamesh and Enkidu stopped fighting after realizing they were ______.
3.	The ____ Forest is guarded by the fire breathing demon Humbaba.
6.	The father of the gods.
8.	Utnapishtim, The Distant One, gives Gilgamesh the challenge of not _____ for a week.
9.	What god caused the great flood to destroy mankind?

11.	The story of Gilgamesh is a long form of poetry that is also known as a(n) _____.
13.	What power did Gilgamesh seek after the loss of his good friend Enkidu?
15.	Gilgamesh uses the ____ surrounding Uruk as a symbol of his great leadership which is ironic since it is the people who built them.
16.	Gilgamesh is the king of this city.
17.	Gilgamesh foresees the future when he _____ of meeting someone equal to him in strength.

Down:

1.	The first person to notice Enkidu in the wild was a(n) ______.
4.	Gilgamesh is this type of character because he shows a great change throughout the story.
5.	After receiving the plant that will make him old, Gilgamesh has the plant stolen by what animal?
7.	Gilgamesh delays his journey to see The Distant One when he destroys ____ in Urshanabi's ferry.
9.	God of Earth, wind, and air.

10.	_____ is a prostitute who is sent by Gilgamesh to seduce Enkidu and bring him to Uruk.
12.	The citizens of Uruk ___ to Aruru in order to receive an equal of Gilgamesh.
13.	Goddess of love, fertility and war.
14.	Gilgamesh could be considered a _____ because he treated his subjects with little respect.
16.	____ is the man who leads the ferry across the river to lead Gilgamesh to the Distant One.

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Across:

2.	In their first encounter, Gilgamesh and Enkidu stopped fighting after realizing they were ______.
3.	The ____ Forest is guarded by the fire breathing demon Humbaba.
6.	The father of the gods.
8.	Utnapishtim, The Distant One, gives Gilgamesh the challenge of not _____ for a week.
9.	What god caused the great flood to destroy mankind?

11.	The story of Gilgamesh is a long form of poetry that is also known as a(n) _____.
13.	What power did Gilgamesh seek after the loss of his good friend Enkidu?
15.	Gilgamesh uses the ____ surrounding Uruk as a symbol of his great leadership which is ironic since it is the people who built them.
16.	Gilgamesh is the king of this city.
17.	Gilgamesh foresees the future when he _____ of meeting someone equal to him in strength.

Down:

1.	The first person to notice Enkidu in the wild was a(n) ______.
4.	Gilgamesh is this type of character because he shows a great change throughout the story.
5.	After receiving the plant that will make him old, Gilgamesh has the plant stolen by what animal?
7.	Gilgamesh delays his journey to see The Distant One when he destroys ____ in Urshanabi's ferry.
9.	God of Earth, wind, and air.

10.	_____ is a prostitute who is sent by Gilgamesh to seduce Enkidu and bring him to Uruk.
12.	The citizens of Uruk ___ to Aruru in order to receive an equal of Gilgamesh.
13.	Goddess of love, fertility and war.
14.	Gilgamesh could be considered a _____ because he treated his subjects with little respect.
16.	____ is the man who leads the ferry across the river to lead Gilgamesh to the Distant One.