Huwawa
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Huwawa is a monstrous guardian of the Cedar Forest in ancient Mesopotamian mythology, best known from the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Epic of Gilgamesh
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figure in Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ monster ⓘ mythological creature ⓘ |
| afterlifeStatus | slain guardian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Humbaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Old Babylonian versions of the Epic of Gilgamesh
ⓘ
Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cedar trees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mountains ⓘ storms ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| culture |
Akkadian mythology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumerian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
trickery
ⓘ
violence ⓘ |
| describedAs |
monstrous
ⓘ
terrifying ⓘ |
| employer | Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | mythological epic ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
breath of fire
ⓘ
radiant terror ⓘ roaring voice ⓘ supernatural strength ⓘ |
| hasBodyPart | face of coiled intestines ⓘ |
| hasHead | grotesque mask-like face ⓘ |
| hasPower |
paralyzing fear
ⓘ
terror-inducing glare ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Enkidu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Lebanon mountains (mythic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameVariantLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | early heroic challenge for Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| notableWork | Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Enkidu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn |
Mesopotamian cylinder seals
ⓘ
Mesopotamian terracotta plaques ⓘ |
| residence | Cedar Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | guardian of the Cedar Forest ⓘ |
| serves | Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
chaos
ⓘ
the dangers of the wilderness ⓘ wild nature ⓘ |
| task | guard the Cedar Forest ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 2nd millennium BCE textual attestations ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.