Cedar Mountain
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Cedar Mountain is an alternative name for the ancient Cedar Forest, a legendary woodland featured in Mesopotamian mythology, especially the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary forest
ⓘ
location in Mesopotamian mythology ⓘ mythological place ⓘ |
| accessControlledBy | Humbaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Cedar Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forest of Cedars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Enlil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shamash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMaterial | cedar wood ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Enkidu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Humbaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
divine forest
ⓘ
dwelling of the gods ⓘ |
| earliestAttestedIn | Old Babylonian versions of the Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| genreContext | heroic epic ⓘ |
| guardedAs | protected domain of the gods ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Humbaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
forbidden realm
ⓘ
sacred trees ⓘ slaying of a guardian monster ⓘ |
| hasRole | quest destination in the Epic of Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | cedar trees ⓘ |
| influenced | later Near Eastern sacred forest motifs ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNarrativeRegion |
at the edge of the world
ⓘ
beyond the Seven Mountains ⓘ |
| mediumOfTransmission | cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeConsequence | anger of the gods at Gilgamesh and Enkidu ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | site of Gilgamesh and Enkidu’s battle with Humbaba ⓘ |
| narrativeOutcome | destruction of part of the cedar forest ⓘ |
| relatedMythicTheme |
confrontation with a monstrous guardian
ⓘ
heroic forest expedition ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | exploitation of divine resources by humans ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine power
ⓘ
human defiance of the gods ⓘ the boundary between civilization and wilderness ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMyth | early 2nd millennium BCE and later Mesopotamian tradition ⓘ |
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