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The Epic of Gilgamesh (1) Reilly Gallagher
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Epiphany : a moment of realization
Gilgamesh : the selfish King of Uruk
Uruk : city that made Gilgamesh think he is immortal
Iraq : where Mesopotamia would be located in modern day Middle East
Ninsun : Gilgamesh's mother and the goddess of wisdom
Urshanabi : made Gilgamesh cut down 120 poles to get across the river
Mount Mashu : its peaks reach the heavens and its roots are the underworld.
Quest : a difficult journey in search of something
Character Foil : Enkidu acts as a _________ ____ to Gilgamesh
Cuneiform : the language that the Epic of Gilgamesh was originally written in
Euphrates : the city of Uruk is on the banks of this river
Denial : the first step Gilgamesh went through immediately after Enkidu died
Lament : formal poem often recited at funerals; song of grief
Immortality : living forever; everlasting
Sleep Test : Gilgamesh failed this but recieved the Plant of Youth instead of immortality
Bull of Heaven : the gods sent the ____ __ ______ down to kill the people of Uruk after Gilgamesh turned down the request of a goddess to get married
Rainbow : 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.
Stereotype : character who is a oversimplified version of a group of people; example would be Ishtar
Epitet : a nickname or title; Gilgamesh's is King of Uruk
Cedar Forest : protected by a terrible beast named Humbaba
Aruru : goddess of creation who created Enkidu
Protagonist : main character in a story
Epic : long, narrative poem; often describing a journey or quest
The Epic of Gilgamesh (1) Reilly Gallagher
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. |
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The Epic of Gilgamesh (1) Reilly Gallagher
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. |
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