Epic of Gilgamesh

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  1. 2. WHAT HUMBABA'S HOUSE IS MADE OF
  2. 5. THE DIVINE "SIDEKICK" GILGAMESH BEFRIENDS
  3. 8. HELP THAT A HERO RECEIVES FROM A GOD OR OTHER SUPERNATURAL FORCE; SOMETIMES, GODS OR SUPERNATURAL FORCES CAN WORK AGAINST THE HERO
  4. 9. STOCK DESCRIPTIVE WORDS OR PHRASES THAT HELPED WITH THE MEMORIZATION OF STORIES FOR THE STORYTELLERS AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF CHARACTERS AND THEMES FOR THE AUDIENCE
  5. 10. A BASIC PLOT, CHARACTER, SYMBOL OR IDEA THAT RECURS IN LITERATURE OF MANY CULTURES
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  1. 1. THE MONSTER GILGAMESH SLAYS
  2. 2. THE HERO’S STRUGGLE AGAINST OR OR A SERIES OF OBSTACLES; HERO PROVES HIS WORTH THROUGH VALOROUS DEEDS, OFTEN THROUGH SUCCESS IN BATTLE OR ADVENTURE
  3. 3. ELABORATED AND EXTENDED COMPARISONS USING “LIKE” OR “AS”
  4. 4. A PERILOUS JOURNEY OR QUEST FOR THE HERO; HE SEARCHES FOR SOMETHING OF VALUE FOR HIS PEOPLE
  5. 6. THE PROTAGONIST AND EPIC HERO OF "THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH"
  6. 7. THE CITY FROM WHICH GILGAMESH HAILS
  7. 11. A LONG NARRATIVE POEM ABOUT A LARGER-THAN-LIFE HERO WHO IS ENGAGED IN A DANGEROUS JOURNEY, OR QUEST, THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE HISTORY OF A NATION OR PEOPLE