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Gil’s Lit. Devices
Gilgamesh and Friends
Journey Stages
Gilgamesh’s Journey
A “Meso” Sumeria
“When the gods created Gilgamesh, they gave him a perfect body. Shamash the glorious sun god
endowed him with beauty, Adad the god of the storm endowed him with
courage.”
Which of the following literary devices is most clearly displayed in the above quote?
Flashback Indirect CharacterizationSymbolism Parallel StructureDirect characterization Epic similes
Direct Characterization
So Urshnabi took Gilgamesh and led him to the washing-place, he washed his long hair as clean as snow in the water, he shall throw off his skins
and let the sea carry them away . . .
Which of the following literary devices is most clearly displayed in the above quote?
Flashback Indirect Characterization
Symbolism Parallel Structure
Direct characterization Epic similes
Symbolism (or symbolic archetype!)
Enkidu warns Gilgamesh about the power of Humbaba – “But Enkidu
sighed bitterly and said, ‘. . . . . terrible to all flesh is Humbaba.’”
Which of the following literary devices is most clearly displayed in the above quote?
Flashback Indirect Characterization
Symbolism Parallel Structure
Direct characterization Epic similes
Indirect Characterization
“One whole day the tempest raged, gathering fury as it went, it poured
over the people like the tides of battle . . . .”
Which of the following literary devices is most clearly displayed in the above quote?
Flashback Indirect Characterization
Symbolism Parallel Structure
Direct characterization Epic similes
Epic simile
Gilgamesh said to him, “Why should not my cheeks be starved and my
face drawn? Despair is in my heart and my face is the face of one who
has made a long journey . . . .”
Which of the following literary devices is most clearly displayed in the above quote?
Flashback Indirect Characterization
Symbolism Parallel Structure
Direct characterization Epic similes
Parallelism
A character also called “The Faraway”
Utnapishtim
She was rejected by Gilgamesh and unleashes the Bull of Heaven.
Ishtar
The god that causes the Great Flood
Enlil
Both of these gods are friends to man
Ea and Shamash
This is the Queen of death whom Enkidu encounters in his dream.
She reigns over the house of dust.
Irkalla
Often the hero feels that he/she has it "too good" and refuses to give
up all that they currently have (often resulting in
the hero being forced to move on).
Refusal of the call
The hero overcomes fear, judgment, and mental blocks that may have been holding him/her back. This stage shows growth and
the ability to take on adult responsibilities.
Atonement with the father
This a character who helps the hero after he or she has committed
to the quest. This figure offers hope or good advice to keep the
hero going.
Meeting with the Goddess
The hero has attained wisdom in both the spiritual and material world
(conscious world).
Master of Two Worlds
The hero has his reward, now he must return to safety. A “chase”
ensues.
Magic Flight
Gilgamesh successfully makes his way through the twelve leagues of darkness. When he comes out on
the other side of Mashu, he is greeted with an astounding sight.
Belly of the Whale
At night when he came to the mountain passes Gilgamesh prayed: "In these mountain
passes long ago I saw lions. I was afraid and I lifted my eyes to the moon; I prayed and my prayers went up to the gods, so now, O
moon god Sin, protect me."
Supernatural Assistance
This too was the work of Gilgamesh, the king, who knew the
countries of the world.He was wise, he saw mysteries and
knew secret things.....and returning engraved on a stone the
whole story.
Master of Two Worlds
[Siduri] answered......'Let your clothes be fresh, bathe yourself in water, cherish the little child that holds your hand, and make your wife happy in your embrace; for this too is the lot of man."
Meeting with the Goddess
In anger and ignorance, Gilgamesh smashes some sacred
stones that Urshanabi is fashioning into a prow to protect his boat. Gilgamesh then builds
another boat, and Urshanabi guides him across the ocean and
over the waters of death.
Road of Trials
The ancient Sumerians settled in the region of the middle East between
what two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
When the ancient Sumerians first settled in Mesopotamia
around 5000 BC
This natural resource of Mesopotamia was most important to
the Sumerians, as indicated by Gilgamesh’s actions early in the
epic.
Timber / cedar forest
What belief caused the Sumerians’ anxiety about death?
When these people invaded Sumeria, they preserved the writings on clay
tables in a library at Ninevah
the fact that there was no joyful afterlife
Babylonians