Babylonian Mythology

Question 1

Marduk

Answer 1

God of Fertility. Killed Tiamat and made the world from her body.

Question 2

Shamash

Answer 2

Sun God and god of prophecy.

Question 3

Ishtar

Answer 3

Goddess of Sexuality, most of her lovers die. Wife of Tamuz

Question 4

Tamuz

Answer 4

God of the harvest, Ishtar’s Husband.

Question 5

Ipsu

Answer 5

Represented by sweet water, aka good force.

Question 6

Tiamat

Answer 6

Represented by salt water, aka bad force.

Question 7

Uruk

Answer 7

City where Gilgamesh rules

Question 8

Enkidu

Answer 8

Wild man that becomes Gilgamesh’s friend.

Question 9

Deity

Answer 9

term for god or goddess

Question 10

allusion

Answer 10

reference to another work

Question 11

Semitic

Answer 11

of jewish descent

Question 12

annunaki

Answer 12

God of the underworld

Question 13

Allegory

Answer 13

A type of fairytale, has many different levels. EX: King Arthur, it is on a figurative level about Jesus. Animal Farm

Question 14

Pantheon

Answer 14

Group of Gods

Question 15

Archetype

Answer 15

Repeated Character/Theme across many cultures

Question 16

Theocracy

Answer 16

Government ruled by religion

Question 17

Igigi

Answer 17

Sky Gods

Question 18

Nobel Savage Theory

Answer 18

People are fundamentally good, but society corrupts them

Question 19

Leader of Persians

Answer 19

Cyrus the Great

Question 20

Mummu

Answer 20

The waves, captured and taken to the underworld

Question 21

Utnapishtim

Answer 21

Survivor of the great flood, granted immortality by Enlil.

Question 22

Where was the Epic of Gilgamesh found?

Answer 22

King Ashurbanipal’s library in Nineva

Question 23

Kishar

Answer 23

Represents Earth

Question 24

Anshar

Answer 24

Represents Heavens

Question 25

Myth

Answer 25

A narrative of sacred history

Question 26

Narrative

Answer 26

A spoken or written story

Question 27

Sacred History

Answer 27

History through a religious lens

Question 28

Pure Myth

Answer 28

Has to do with religion, creation story

Question 29

Heroic Saga

Answer 29

Primitive version of history, can be told out of order and still make sense.

Question 30

Folk Tale/Fairytale

Answer 30

Story Told for pleasure EX: Jack and the Bean Stalk

Question 31

Romance

Answer 31

When someone goes on a quest to please someone else. EX: Shrek, King Arthur.

Question 32

Fable

Answer 32

Has animals, conveys moral directly. The Tortoise and the hare.

Question 33

How does Tiamat die?

Answer 33

She gets shot with an arrow by Marduk

Question 34

What are humans made of?

Answer 34

Kingu’s Blood

Question 35

Khumbaba

Answer 35

King of the Cedar Wood

Question 36

Monster Slayer

Answer 36

Slays monsters, most primitive type of hero

Question 37

Warrior #1

Answer 37

Hero that fights for glory EX: Achilles

Question 38

Warrior #2

Answer 38

Hero that fights for a doomed society EX: King Arthur

Question 39

Warrior #3

Answer 39

Hero that fights to build a kingdom EX: Aeneas

Question 40

Quest Goer

Answer 40

Hero who goes on a long journey to find something abstract. EX: Gilgamesh

Question 41

Why do we study Myths?

Answer 41

1. Entertaining 2. Represents awesome literature 3. Helps us understand the culture and time period 4. Increases our understanding