Images of Gilgamesh
Synopsis
of Gilgamesh
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| Birth |
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| Mixed Status |
Gilgamesh
2/3 divine, son of semi-divine Lugalbanda and goddess Ninsun
[Alternate:
King Seuechoros sequesters
daughter, fearing otherthrow by grandson. Infant Gilgamesh thrown from
acropolis, rescued by eagle, nurtured by gardener at orchard.]
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| Childhood | |
| Signs of Election | rescue by eagle |
| Separation | gardener foster-parent |
| Education | (narrative missing) |
| Departure | |
| Call to Adventure |
Gilgamesh
the bad king (a usurper?)
desire
for heroic glory
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| Sidekick |
Enkidu
(homoerotic relationship)
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| Exploits | Huwawa,
Ishtar,
Bull
of Heaven |
| Return | |
| Failure |
death
of Enkidu
refusal
to bury corpse
vision
of Afterworld
failures
at end of world
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| Reconciliation |
return
to Uruk
death
of Gilgamesh
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| Memorialization |
wall
of Uruk
inscription of story on lapis lazuli tablets funeral of Gilgamesh beginning
of oral narratives
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