4-Q. Enuma Elish - Notes PDF

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Questions: The Enuma Elish

a) Who are the major characters in this myth? Be prepared to explain your choices. b) Who is the hero of the myth and why is this character the hero? c) What special ability does Tiamat possess? Hint: see Tablet I, p. 9. d) How does Tiamat change from her first appearance before the death of Apsu to her next appearance after the death of Apsu? e) Is this myth primarily a cosmogony? a theogony? a myth of succession? Be prepared to defend your choice. f) Should we understand Marduk as a creator god? Why or why not? g) Could this myth be understood as a story about a conflict between order and chaos? Be ready to explain your ideas. h) Take a look at the document, “Insights Obtained from Myth”. What type/s of insight can be derived from the Enuma Elish, and how may that type/those types be derived from the myth?...