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Question
Read the lines from the goddess Ishtar’s lament in The Epic of Gilgamesh; her lament is a reaction to the epic cyclone that descended on creation.
“Verily the former dispensation [the world of old] is turned into mud,
Because I commanded evil among the company of the gods.
When I commanded evil among the company of the gods,
I commanded battle for the destruction of my people.
Did I of myself bring forth my people
That they might fill the sea like little fishes?”
Based on these lines, what can be inferred about Ishtar?
Ishtar is convinced that people are wicked.
Ishtar is convinced that people are wicked.
Ishtar feels contempt for people.
Ishtar feels contempt for people.
Ishtar plans to avenge the damage inflicted on the human race.
Ishtar plans to avenge the damage inflicted on the human race.
Ishtar feels conflicted about what happened to the human race.