Question
To get around a promise to not warn an “exceedingly-wise” man about this event, a god instead issued the warning to the reed wall of his hut. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this event that flattened the earth and turned humans into clay. In his namesake epic, Gilgamesh asks for the secret to immortality from a man who survived this event named Utnapishtim, which inspired a story in Genesis.
ANSWER: Great Flood [or deluge]
[10h] The flood myth in the Epic of Gilgamesh is likely derived from the story of this earlier epic’s title character. This epic begins with minor gods rebelling because they are tired of digging ditches, so they kill Geshtu and use his blood to create humanity.
ANSWER: Atra-Hasis
[10m] This god warned Atra-Hasis about the flood, and suggested killing Geshtu to create humanity. This water god, who was worshipped in the Abzu temple, is the consort of Ninhursag.
ANSWER: Enki [or Ea]
<UW B, Mythology>
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