Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version. Gilgamesh, hearing his beloved friend, came to himself. He yelled, he lifted his massive axe, he swung it, it tore into Humbaba's neck, the blood shot out, again the axe bit flesh and bone, the monster staggered, his eyes rolled, and at the axe's third stroke he toppled like a cedar and crashed to the ground. In this excerpt, Gilgamesh's characteristics are revealed through his actions. his words. a description. others' thoughts.

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Dahlia Tanner

27 July, 07:30

Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version. Gilgamesh, hearing his beloved friend, came to himself. He yelled, he lifted his massive axe, he swung it, it tore into Humbaba's neck, the blood shot out, again the axe bit flesh and bone, the monster staggered, his eyes rolled, and at the axe's third stroke he toppled like a cedar and crashed to the ground. In this excerpt, Gilgamesh's characteristics are revealed through his actions. his words. a description. others' thoughts.

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Jazmyn · Answer 1

through his actions - everything he has done was through acting out

Elsie Berger · Answer 2

The answer is: his actions

In this excerpt Gilgamesh defeats Humbaba, here it is shown by his actions, "He yelled, he lifted his massive axe, he swung, it tore into Humbaba's neck" during the battle how strong he was and that make him victorious in the combat.