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The Epic of Gilgamesh (1) Reilly Gallagher

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1.	protected by a terrible beast named Humbaba
3.	character who is a oversimplified version of a group of people; example would be Ishtar
4.	the selfish King of Uruk
8.	long, narrative poem; often describing a journey or quest
11.	a difficult journey in search of something
15.	where Mesopotamia would be located in modern day Middle East
16.	Enkidu acts as a _________ ____ to Gilgamesh
18.	the gods sent the ____ __ ______ down to kill the people of Uruk after Gilgamesh turned down the request of a goddess to get married
19.	city that made Gilgamesh think he is immortal
20.	the language that the Epic of Gilgamesh was originally written in
22.	a moment of realization
23.	main character in a story

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2.	Gilgamesh failed this but recieved the Plant of Youth instead of immortality
5.	formal poem often recited at funerals; song of grief
6.	goddess of creation who created Enkidu
7.	made Gilgamesh cut down 120 poles to get across the river
9.	living forever; everlasting
10.	the first step Gilgamesh went through immediately after Enkidu died
12.	the city of Uruk is on the banks of this river
13.	a nickname or title; Gilgamesh's is King of Uruk
14.	Gilgamesh's mother and the goddess of wisdom
17.	its peaks reach the heavens and its roots are the underworld.
21.	Noah recieved this after the flood ended to signal everything was okay and it would never happen again; Utnapishtim recieved a similar present of immortality after encountering a similar situation.

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Across:

1.	protected by a terrible beast named Humbaba
3.	character who is a oversimplified version of a group of people; example would be Ishtar
4.	the selfish King of Uruk
8.	long, narrative poem; often describing a journey or quest
11.	a difficult journey in search of something
15.	where Mesopotamia would be located in modern day Middle East
16.	Enkidu acts as a _________ ____ to Gilgamesh
18.	the gods sent the ____ __ ______ down to kill the people of Uruk after Gilgamesh turned down the request of a goddess to get married
19.	city that made Gilgamesh think he is immortal
20.	the language that the Epic of Gilgamesh was originally written in
22.	a moment of realization
23.	main character in a story

Down:

2.	Gilgamesh failed this but recieved the Plant of Youth instead of immortality
5.	formal poem often recited at funerals; song of grief
6.	goddess of creation who created Enkidu
7.	made Gilgamesh cut down 120 poles to get across the river
9.	living forever; everlasting
10.	the first step Gilgamesh went through immediately after Enkidu died
12.	the city of Uruk is on the banks of this river
13.	a nickname or title; Gilgamesh's is King of Uruk
14.	Gilgamesh's mother and the goddess of wisdom
17.	its peaks reach the heavens and its roots are the underworld.
21.	Noah recieved this after the flood ended to signal everything was okay and it would never happen again; Utnapishtim recieved a similar present of immortality after encountering a similar situation.

© 2013 PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only