Forest of Cedars
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The Forest of Cedars is the legendary, divinely guarded woodland from ancient Mesopotamian mythology, most famously featured as the distant, monster-protected realm visited by Gilgamesh and Enkidu in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesopotamian mythological place
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legendary woodland ⓘ mythological location ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Old Babylonian Gilgamesh traditions
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Standard Babylonian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
defiance of divine order
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deforestation in mythic narrative ⓘ heroic quest motif ⓘ themes of hubris and punishment ⓘ |
| consequenceOfTransgression |
divine displeasure
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foreshadowing of later punishments for Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ |
| describedIn | Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
cedar trees
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dense forest ⓘ divine splendor ⓘ terrifying aura ⓘ |
| genreContext | ancient Near Eastern heroic epic ⓘ |
| guardedBy |
Humbaba
NERFINISHED
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Huwawa NERFINISHED ⓘ divine powers ⓘ |
| guardFunction | to keep humans from encroaching on divine property ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Akkadian
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Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Lebanon cedar traditions
ⓘ
Zagros or Lebanon mountain regions (in scholarly interpretations) ⓘ |
| locatedBeyond | distant lands from Uruk ⓘ |
| materialSource | cedar wood ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
destination of Gilgamesh’s first great heroic expedition
ⓘ
site of the battle with Humbaba ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | awe-inspiring and terrifying place ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Enlil’s command ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
divinely owned royal forest
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sacred grove ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cosmic boundary between human and divine worlds
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divine realm ⓘ exploitation of nature ⓘ human ambition to transcend limits ⓘ royal power and glory ⓘ |
| textualStatus | known only from literary and mythological sources ⓘ |
| timeOfMythicTradition | early 2nd millennium BCE and later ⓘ |
| transgressedBy | Gilgamesh’s logging of cedars ⓘ |
| travelDescriptor | very distant from human cities ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Enkidu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilgamesh and Enkidu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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