Gilgamesh Ch 1-2
Across
- 3. Real, actual, true
- 5. Lacking knowledge; uneducated.
- 9. Before Hatti takes him to Uruk, Enkidu lives with the __________ for a time.
- 11. Enkidu's brain was made of __________ , so he wasn't the greatest thinker.
- 12. A Wild Man who must be tamed
- 13. When Hunter goes to his father for help, it shows the great __________ ancient Mesopotamians had for their parents.
- 15. To destroy completely
- 18. The terrible Goddess of Love
- 19. Non-stop, endless
- 20. It is called the 'City of the Great Streets.'
- 22. According to Hatti, the cities on the plain of Sumer were founded by __________ wise men.
- 23. Gilgamesh has a dream about a(n) __________ , which means he will soon have a friend, according to Ninsun.
- 25. A ruler who holds absolute power
- 26. Gilgamesh spends the lives of his people like so many __________ in a quiver.
- 27. A ruler who holds power through cruelty
- 28. A dancing girl who tamed the Wild Man
- 29. A monster who guards a cedar forest
- 31. A wise, learned man, usually an elder
- 32. A projecting support of stone or brick, built against a wall
Down
- 1. To show devotion or affection in a dog-like way
- 2. To encourage someone to come closer, using a gesture
- 4. The idea of __________ was as strange to Gilgamesh as a piece of heaven breaking free and falling to earth.
- 6. The king of Uruk
- 7. When Gilgamesh and Hunter need advice, they both go to __________ .
- 8. To move in a timid or cautious way, usually sideways
- 10. To think deeply
- 14. A waterfall or a cascade
- 16. The person who was the first to see the Wild Man
- 17. A goddess; mother of Gilgamesh
- 21. Gilgamesh dreamed that a __________ crashed to earth at his feet.
- 22. Gilgamesh runs on, with his people as the soles of his __________ .
- 24. Foolish, silly, odd.
- 30. The goddess of beginnings who made Enkidu
- 32. To get angry, to take offense