Chapter 7 (Pg. 196-200): According to Utanapishtim, why does the great flood take place? god did not support the idea of the flood? What was Utanapishtim told to On what mountain did the ship come to rest? Who made Utanapishtim and his wife immortal? Why were they made immortal? Chapter 8 (200-203): What gifts have been given to Gilgamesh by the gods, according to Utanapishtim? What gift does Utanapishtim direct Gilgamesh to gather? What happens to the gift? What does Gilgamesh realize when he returns to Uruk? Did Gilgamesh change at all in the course of this epic? If so, how? What kind of hero is Gilgamesh? How does he compare to other heroes, such as Achilles, Odysseus, and Aeneas? What do women play in the epic? What do their representations suggest about the significance of women in this ancient culture?
Chapter 7 (Pg. 196-200): According to Utanapishtim, why does the great flood take place? god did not support the idea of the flood? What was Utanapishtim told to On what mountain did the ship come to rest? Who made Utanapishtim and his wife immortal? Why were they made immortal? Chapter 8 (200-203): What gifts have been given to Gilgamesh by the gods, according to Utanapishtim? What gift does Utanapishtim direct Gilgamesh to gather? What happens to the gift? What does Gilgamesh realize when he returns to Uruk? Did Gilgamesh change at all in the course of this epic? If so, how? What kind of hero is Gilgamesh? How does he compare to other heroes, such as Achilles, Odysseus, and Aeneas? What do women play in the epic? What do their representations suggest about the significance of women in this ancient culture?