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Which goddess is the Sumerian counterpart of the Akkadian goddess Ishtar?
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Inanna
In Sumerian mythology, which god is associated with wisdom, water and the subterranean Apsu?
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Enki
In Sumerian mythology, who rules the underworld during Inanna’s descent?
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Ereshkigal
How many tablets contain the Standard Babylonian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh?
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Twelve
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, who survives the great flood and tells Gilgamesh about it?
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Utnapishtim
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In Sumerian mythology, who rules the underworld during Inanna’s descent?
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Ereshkigal
Which 12th-century French romance first presents Perceval as the hero of a Grail story?
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Perceval, the Story of the Grail
Which medieval cycle is also known as the Vulgate Cycle and includes major Grail quest narratives?
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Lancelot-Grail Cycle