The Epic of Gilgamesh vocab/gods

Question 0

Gilgamesh

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Hero of the Epic; son of goddess Ninsum; fifth king of Uruk after the flood

Question 1

Enlil

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god of earth, wind, and air; patron of the city Nippur.

Question 2

Enkidu

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Created out of clay; companion of Gilgamesh; wild or natural man; god of animals

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Shamash

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The sun and the sun god; husband/brother of Ishtar

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Humbaba

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A monster; protected of the seed of the forrest; killed by Gilgamesh and Enkidu

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Uruk

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City in northern Babylonia; feast of a dynasty of kings; ( Gilgamesh is the 5th and most famous of the Kings of Uruk. )

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Ninsun

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Mother of Gilgamesh; minor goddess; house is in Uruk

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Ishtar

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goddess of love and war; patroness of Uruk where she has a temple

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Anu

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( Zues ); father of the gods; later retreated into the backround

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Ea

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( Poseidon ); god of waters/ocean, wisdom; one of the creators of mankind; lived in the deep

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Utnapishtum

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( Noah ); wise king and priest of Shurropak; son of Ubara-Tutu; Ea saves him with his family and the animals; he is then given immortality and he lives at the mouth of the waters; he is the epithet “the far away”

Question 11

Ubara-Tutu

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King of Shurropak and father of Utnapishtim

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Urshanabi

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Boat-man who ferries the (dead) people across the waters of death; takes Gilgamesh to where Utnapishtim lives

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Silili

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A divine mare

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Deluge

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A massive flood; a large amount of rain

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Lapis lazuli

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A semi-precious stone that is a rich azure blue, often with spangles of iron pyrites ( called lapis ) that gives the stone a metallic look

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Carnelian

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Hard, tough, precious stone that has a reddish color used in jewelry

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Ominous

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Foreboding; foreshadowing evil

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Succor

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To provide with relief, aid, or help

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Rancor

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Bitter, deep-seated ill-will

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Allies

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Plural of ally; one that is associated with another, as in being a helper

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Precipice

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Very steep or overhanging place ( hazardous situation )

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Pyre

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A combustible heap for burning a body. E.g. A funeral pyre

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Abominations

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Something causing extreme disgust or hatred

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Foray

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To make a raid or brief invasion into an enemy country

Question 25

Forte

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1. Part of a sword that is between the middle and the hilt and is the strongest part of the blade
2. One’s strongest point ( one in which excels )