CLT3378 02 Ancient Mythology East and West Spring 2014 Final Exam name email signature I Identifications 40 points Choose ten out of the following fifteen Identify the chosen ten in at least two complete sentences explain why the chosen term is significant for the myths and or literary works that we have read You must have two significant points in each sentence You must mention the specific culture to which a god literary work term belongs For example for Mot you could say Mot is Death in Canaanite mythology He battles Baal in the Baal Cycle Please choose only ten terms only the first 10 IDs you answer will be graded 1 Nu Kua 2 psychopompos 3 Isle of First Sea 4 Khepri 5 Elysion Field 6 Heinrich Schliemann 7 Unferth 8 Nu Nun 9 Mashu 10 ka 11 Lugalbanda 1 12 imbedded narrative 13 Hygelac 14 Amamet Ammit 15 Homeric Hymn to Demeter II Fill in the Blank Questions 20 points Answer the following ten questions Fill in the blanks by using the terms listed at the end of the exam There is only one correct answer for each question 1 The Egyptian sky goddess is 2 The ferryman who conveys Gilgamesh across the sea to Utnapishtim s realm is 3 Yamlika tells the Tale of Buluqiya to a man named 4 Briseis is Achilles or war prize 5 The Arabic name Buluqiya appears to be based on the name which was the original Sumerian name for Gilgamesh 6 The god put Humbaba in charge of guarding the Pine Forest Babylonian sun god 7 Odysseus tries in vain three times to embrace the soul of his mother 8 In the poem Beowulf is the king of the Danes 9 While Shapash is the Ugaritic sun goddess is the 10 In Chinese mythology the trickster god Kun steals 2 breathing earth from the gods III Short answer 40 points Choose four out of the following six In each of your answers write at least four complete sentences Make sure to answer all parts of a question 1 Sadly at length he understood all I had meant when I warned him of the misfortunes which he was certain to encounter upon his desperate quest He walked at random about the isle alone friendless and without a guide not knowing at all what he should do In what literary work do those lines appear Who is he in this passage Hint the isle above is the Isle of the Seven Seas Who is I in this passage i e who is the narrator of this story How is the behavior of the man i e he in this passage similar to the behavior of Gilgamesh after Enkidu dies in the Epic of Gilgamesh 2 Pray summon to me swift and speedy messengers so that they may run like the shadow of the body Then those messengers were brought immediately Then the Majesty of this god said Go to Elephantine and bring me red ochre dye abundantly Then the red ochre was brought to him What god is speaking the words Pray summon to me What does the god plan to do with the dye Why is the god planning this How can the story referred to here be seen as a reverse flood myth 3 And so the son of Ecgtheow had survived 3 every extreme excelling himself in daring and in danger until the day arrived when he had to come face to face with the dragon The lord of the Geats took eleven comrades and went in a rage to reconnoiter By then he had discovered the cause of the affliction being visited on the people The precious cup had come to him from the hand of the finder the one who had started all this strife Who is the son of Ecgtheow here Where i e in what land is the battle between this character and the dragon supposed to take place How exactly has the cup mentioned here started all this strife How is the battle between the son of Ecgtheow and the dragon similar to Gilgamesh s battle with the Bull of Heaven in the Epic of Gilgamesh Hint what is the son of Ecgtheow Gilgamesh trying to protect when he battles the dragon Bull of Heaven 4 I have not killed I have given no order to a killer I have not caused anyone suffering I have not cut down on the food income in the temples I have not damaged the bread of the gods I have not taken the loaves of the blessed dead From what document do these lines come i e what is the name of this ancient text Before whom i e before which gods would these words have been spoken What would happen to the speaker of these words if the gods accepted that the words were true i e that the speaker really had not done the things he she is claiming not to have done Explain what would happen if a person actually did take the loaves of the blessed dead 4 5 6 And now I beseech you by all those whom you have left behind you do what I shall now ask you I know that when you leave this limbo you will again hold your ship for the Aeaean island Do not go thence leaving me unwaked and unburied behind you or I may bring the gods anger upon you but burn me with whatever armor I have build a grave marker for me on the sea shore In what literary work do these words appear Who is speaking these lines To whom is he speaking Why does the speaker not want to be left unburied She baked a daily portion for him put it each time by his head And marked on the wall for him the days that he slept His first day s portion was dried out The second was going bad the third was soggy The fourth had white mold on it The fifth was discolored the sixth was stinking The seventh at that moment he touched him and the man woke up Who is she here Hint she is someone s wife Who is the he in the clause he touched him Who is the man who is asleep Why has the man who is asleep traveled to see the other man What does the man who is asleep realize once he wakes up 5 Optional Extra Credit 5 points From what literary work do the words below come Be specific Naming the lecture from which this reading comes is not sufficient Implore me not dog by knees or parents Would that in any wise wrath and fury might bid me carve thy flesh and myself eat it raw because of what thou hast wrought as surely as there lives no man that shall ward off the dogs from thy head nay not though they should bring hither and weigh out ransom ten fold aye twenty fold and should promise yet more 6 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