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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:17:37 en-us <![CDATA[Similarities abound between the two, because Enkidu was created...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-similarities-differences-enkidu-gilgamesh-114669 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-similarities-differences-enkidu-gilgamesh-114669 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:17:37 PST <![CDATA[What are the similarities and differences of Enkidu and Gilgamesh in The...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-similarities-differences-enkidu-gilgamesh-114669 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-similarities-differences-enkidu-gilgamesh-114669 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:16:08 PST <![CDATA[Once Gilgamesh came to terms with his own mortality, he began to look...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/story-epic-gilamesh-why-was-gilamesh-determined-102807 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/story-epic-gilamesh-why-was-gilamesh-determined-102807 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:52:37 PST <![CDATA[The Epic of Gilgamesh is considered the oldest written literature in the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-function-did-epic-gilgamesh-serve-ancient-108889 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-function-did-epic-gilgamesh-serve-ancient-108889 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:47:02 PST <![CDATA[Although the Epic of Gilgamesh has some of the same stories (the flood,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-function-did-epic-gilgamesh-serve-ancient-108889 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-function-did-epic-gilgamesh-serve-ancient-108889 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:37:07 PST <![CDATA[What function did The Epic of Gilgamesh serve in ancient Mesopotamia?]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-function-did-epic-gilgamesh-serve-ancient-108889 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-function-did-epic-gilgamesh-serve-ancient-108889 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:10:21 PST <![CDATA[In The Epic of Gilgamesh, the images of Mesopotamian gods are...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-do-images-gods-reveal-about-early-106977 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-do-images-gods-reveal-about-early-106977 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:56:22 PST <![CDATA[What do the images of the gods reveal about early Mesopotamian...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-do-images-gods-reveal-about-early-106977 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-do-images-gods-reveal-about-early-106977 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:22:23 PST <![CDATA[In The Epic of Gilgamesh, Mesopotamian gods are represented in much the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-some-conception-mesopotamian-divinity-epic-104713 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-some-conception-mesopotamian-divinity-epic-104713 Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:44:45 PST <![CDATA[What are some conceptions of Mesopotamian divinity in The Epic of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-some-conception-mesopotamian-divinity-epic-104713 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-some-conception-mesopotamian-divinity-epic-104713 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 23:02:03 PST <![CDATA[In the Epic of Gilgamesh, why was Gilgamesh so determined to find the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/story-epic-gilamesh-why-was-gilamesh-determined-102807 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/story-epic-gilamesh-why-was-gilamesh-determined-102807 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:56:39 PST <![CDATA[My question is regarding both Gilgamesh and The Odyssey]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/my-question-regarding-both-gilgamesh-odyssey-102777 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/my-question-regarding-both-gilgamesh-odyssey-102777 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:47:56 PST <![CDATA[Gilgamesh is waiting for his dream of true companionship to materialize....]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/first-chapter-what-gilgamesh-waiting-what-odd-101515 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/first-chapter-what-gilgamesh-waiting-what-odd-101515 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:39:07 PST <![CDATA[The city of Uruk is held as the shining example of civilization in the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/first-chapter-what-does-city-uruk-look-like-101513 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/first-chapter-what-does-city-uruk-look-like-101513 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:31:17 PST <![CDATA[What is a pattern of growth in the story of Gilgamesh's quest?]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-pattern-growth-story-gilgameshs-quest-101705 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/what-pattern-growth-story-gilgameshs-quest-101705 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:55:28 PST <![CDATA[This tension drives the story, and defines Gilgamesh's character. At the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/gilgamesh-was-two-thirds-god-one-third-man-what-101463 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/gilgamesh-was-two-thirds-god-one-third-man-what-101463 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:01:58 PST <![CDATA[In the first chapter, for what is Gilgamesh waiting and what is odd or...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/first-chapter-what-gilgamesh-waiting-what-odd-101515 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/first-chapter-what-gilgamesh-waiting-what-odd-101515 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:09:20 PST <![CDATA[In the first chapter of The Epic of Gilgamesh, what does the city of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/first-chapter-what-does-city-uruk-look-like-101513 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/first-chapter-what-does-city-uruk-look-like-101513 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:07:38 PST <![CDATA[Gilgamesh was two-thirds god and one-third man. What conflict may derive...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/gilgamesh-was-two-thirds-god-one-third-man-what-101463 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/gilgamesh-was-two-thirds-god-one-third-man-what-101463 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:06:04 PST <![CDATA[1. Gilgamesh is a greedy king who is part-man and part-god. He...]]> http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/answer-following-questions-from-epic-gilgamesh-100237 http://www.enotes.com/epic-gilgamesh/q-and-a/answer-following-questions-from-epic-gilgamesh-100237 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:20:32 PST