Motif
Woman as mediator of civilization
woman_as_mediator_of_civilization
A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder family, within the sub-family Regional Civilizers, Poets, and Female Mediators. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
mesopotamian
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An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic / Part III / PREFATORY NOTE / INTRODUCTION.; lines 1379-1457 confidence: high
The passage says the Pennsylvania tablet reveals an analogy with Adam and Eve, but contrasts the Babylonian woman as medium to higher life with the Biblical woman as tempter bringing misfortune.
The woman is described as leading man to a higher life and instructing Enkidu in socially regulated existence.
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