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  What are the similarities and differences of Enkidu and Gilgamesh in The Epic of Gilgamesh?

  Posted by trishh06 on Nov 10, 2009 at 05:16 PM

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  What function did The Epic of Gilgamesh serve in ancient Mesopotamia?

  Posted by liberte on Oct 20, 2009 at 10:10 AM

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  What do the images of the gods reveal about early Mesopotamian conceptions of gender, nature, and/or the afterlife?

  Posted by bebecube on Oct 12, 2009 at 03:22 PM

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  What are some conceptions of Mesopotamian divinity in The Epic of Gilgamesh?

  Posted by bebecube on Oct 1, 2009 at 11:02 PM

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  In the Epic of Gilgamesh, why was Gilgamesh so determined to find the key to everlasting life?

  Posted by kwilson111 on Sep 22, 2009 at 02:56 PM

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  My question is regarding both Gilgamesh and The Odyssey

  Posted by swimchamp213 on Sep 22, 2009 at 12:47 PM

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  What is a pattern of growth in the story of Gilgamesh's quest?

  Posted by sweetaddiction on Sep 16, 2009 at 04:55 PM

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  In the first chapter, for what is Gilgamesh waiting and what is odd or peculiar about this?

  Posted by swfl0192 on Sep 15, 2009 at 07:09 PM

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  In the first chapter of The Epic of Gilgamesh, what does the city of Uruk look like?  

  Posted by swfl0192 on Sep 15, 2009 at 07:07 PM

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  Gilgamesh was two-thirds god and one-third man. What conflict may derive from such a combination?

  Posted by sweetaddiction on Sep 15, 2009 at 04:06 PM

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  How long did the flood last in The Epic of Gilgamesh?

  Posted by qowieualksdfjhbnv on Sep 13, 2009 at 09:14 PM

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  what is the main theme of the epic of gilgamesh? what is the story behind giglgamesh and is it believable?

  Posted by aranita on Sep 13, 2009 at 01:08 PM

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  In The Epic of Gilgamesh, why does Gilgamesh seek out Utnapisthim?

  Posted by neishaboocutie on Sep 13, 2009 at 09:05 AM

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  what is The dreams narrative function in gilgamesh

  Posted by wanttano on Sep 12, 2009 at 07:31 AM

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  Answer the following questions from The Epic of Gilgamesh.

  Posted by sweetcandy on Sep 8, 2009 at 06:54 PM

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  why does gilgamesh want to find utnapishtiem ?

  Posted by irockx23z on Sep 8, 2009 at 01:29 PM

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  What are the views of life and death in Sumeria?

  Posted by carol28 on Sep 6, 2009 at 10:31 AM

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  what does the Epic of Gilgamesh reveal to us about Mesopotamia culture or rerigion arounf 3000BCE?

  Posted by ayano on Sep 6, 2009 at 02:24 AM

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  The story of Utnapishtim. What do the various actions of the gods and goddesses allow us to infer about how the Mesopotamians viewed their deities?

  Posted by kittycat548 on Sep 4, 2009 at 05:49 PM

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  How does Gilgamesh make demands of Enkidu?

  Posted by itsmylife462 on Sep 4, 2009 at 09:18 AM

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  How is a king suppose to behave?

  Posted by cjburns on Aug 21, 2009 at 10:14 PM

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  What is the comparison between the serpent in the Old Testament to the one in Gilgamesh?

  Posted by ect1216 on Jun 4, 2009 at 01:33 PM

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  I see that dreams are recurrent in Gilgamesh. What narrative function do they serve? Why is it useful to know what is going to happen before it does?

  Posted by ect1216 on May 29, 2009 at 10:00 AM

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  What has Gilgamesh gained from his epic quest?

  Posted by fahchee on Apr 21, 2009 at 05:19 PM

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  Why is Enkidu so strongly opposed to Gilgamesh's exercise of ius primae noctus?

  Posted by gfarrer on Feb 15, 2009 at 05:37 PM

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  What tablet of The Epic of Gilgamesh contains a creation story?

  Posted by daz7691 on Feb 14, 2009 at 10:51 AM

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  In the epic of Gilgamesh, and in Ancient Mesopotamia, what was the most important quality that distinguished a civilized man from a wild man?

  Posted by spiarsmm on Feb 13, 2009 at 10:10 AM

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  How does Gilgamesh's grieve over his friend and also what are some reasons Gilgamesh is afraid of death?

  Posted by iloveyou04 on Jan 25, 2009 at 04:40 PM

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  In The Epic of Gilgamesh why is Enkidu created as a wild human being?

  Posted by kkay28 on Dec 3, 2008 at 04:11 PM

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  Why did "The Epic of Gilgamesh" disappear for thousands of years? Is there any written documentation as to this mystery?

  Posted by jrbolton on Nov 23, 2008 at 07:50 PM

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  In Beowulf, does the hero appear to be as godlike as Gilgamesh appears to be in its epic (Gilgamesh)? explain.

  Posted by lina-tarek on Nov 19, 2008 at 12:23 PM

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  What was the author's purpose in writing "The Epic of Gilgamesh" and who was the intended audience? 

  Posted by alldogg88 on Apr 19, 2008 at 07:39 AM

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  How is the culture of the era in which it was written represented in the story, "The Epic of Gilgamesh"?

  Posted by amy408 on Apr 7, 2008 at 05:29 PM

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  What values are expressed in Gilgamesh and Hamlet. Also, how did the values change over time?

  Posted by doobles on Nov 18, 2007 at 01:21 PM

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  How did Sumerians view the inevitability of death in the Epic of Gilgamesh? 

  Posted by skatergirlinthhouse on Sep 26, 2007 at 12:17 PM

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  How does the Epic of Gilgamesh present the idea of good vs evil?

  Posted by caseylane711 on Sep 16, 2007 at 05:15 PM

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  Validate the question below. It is a literary criticism, it is not asking for a history of the epic version but your overall impression of it...

  Posted by missliss on Apr 21, 2007 at 04:11 AM

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  How does Enkidu act as Gilgamesh's alter ego? In what ways are their personalities similiar? In what ways are their personalities different?

  Posted by Summitnyack.com on Mar 4, 2007 at 04:30 PM

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  What important change(s) does Gilgamesh undergo during the course of the story?

  Posted by joycer on Feb 18, 2007 at 08:48 PM