Gil

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Gils Lit. Devices
Gilgamesh and Friends
Journey Stages
Gilgameshs Journey
A Meso Sumeria
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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 Characterization
• Symbolism Parallel Structure
• Direct characterization Epic similes

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Direct Characterization
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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

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Symbolism (or symbolic archetype!)
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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

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Indirect Characterization
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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

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Epic simile
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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

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Parallelism
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A character also called The Faraway
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Utnapishtim
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She was rejected by Gilgamesh and unleashes the
Bull of Heaven.
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Ishtar
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The god that causes the Great Flood
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Enlil
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Both of these gods are friends to man
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Ea and Shamash
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This is the Queen of death whom Enkidu encounters
in his dream. She reigns over the house of dust.
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Irkalla
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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).
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Refusal of the call
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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.
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Atonement with the father
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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.
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Meeting with the Goddess
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The hero has attained wisdom in both the
spiritual and material world (conscious world).
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Master of Two Worlds
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The hero has his reward, now he must return to
safety. A chase ensues.
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Magic Flight
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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.
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Belly of the Whale
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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."
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Supernatural Assistance
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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.
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Master of Two Worlds
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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."
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Meeting with the Goddess
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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.
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Road of Trials
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The ancient Sumerians settled in the region of
the middle East between what two rivers?
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Tigris and Euphrates
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When the ancient Sumerians first settled in
Mesopotamia
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around 5000 BC
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This natural resource of Mesopotamia was most
important to the Sumerians, as indicated by
Gilgameshs actions early in the epic.
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Timber / cedar forest
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What belief caused the Sumerians anxiety about
death?
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When these people invaded Sumeria, they preserved
the writings on clay tables in a library at
Ninevah
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the fact that there was no joyful afterlife
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Babylonians