- Deluge Myths
- These will be found under the Creation Legends of the appropriate mythic or racial groups.
Who’s Who in non-classical mythology . John Keegan. 2014.
Deluge Myths
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Deluge — can refer to: A large downpour of rain A flood Mythical and prehistoric floods Deluge myth, mythic floods in general, involving Gilgamesh, and others Deluge (prehistoric), prehistoric great floods, some of which may have inspired deluge myths… … Wikipedia
Deluge (mythology) — The story of a Great Flood (also known as the Deluge) sent by a deity or deities to destroy civilization as an act of divine retribution is a widespread theme among many cultural myths. Though it is best known in modern times through the Biblical … Wikipedia
Deluge (prehistoric) — In the relatively recent geological past, several great floods are widely suspected to have occurred, with varying amounts of supporting evidence, usually as a result of the last Ice Age ending.Great floodAt the most recent glacial maximum, so… … Wikipedia
Ancient Greek flood myths — Greek mythology knows four floods, the sinking of Atlantis, the flood of Dardanus, the flood of Ogyges, and the flood of Deucalion. Two of these ended two of the Ages of Man: the Ogygian Deluge ended the Silver Age, and the flood of Deucalion… … Wikipedia
Mesoamerican flood myths — A large number of Mesoamerican flood myths have been documented in written form or passed down through the times in oral tradition. Some clearly have Christian influences, but others are believed by scholars to represent native flood myths of pre … Wikipedia
Black Sea deluge theory — The Black Sea deluge is a hypothesized prehistoric flood that occurred when the Black Sea filled rapidly. The theory made headlines when The New York Times published it in December 1996. Flood hypothesis In 1998, William Ryan and Walter Pitman,… … Wikipedia
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Alexandr Mikhailovych Kondratov — (Russian: Александр Михайлович Кондратов; October 3, 1937, Smolensk April 16, 1993, St.Petersburg) was a Russian linguist, biologist, journalist and poet. He wrote several tens of books on subjects as various as ancient and modern languages,… … Wikipedia
Tuleyone Indian Creation Legends — This tribe of California Indians have two fire and deluge myths. In the first Sahte, the evil spirit, set the world on fire and Olle, the Coyote, caused a great flood which put the fire out. The survivors were those who sought refuge on the… … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Mythologie juive — Élie appelé au ciel (2 Rois 2:11), gravure de Gustave Doré On désigne généralement sous le terme de mythologie juive les récits sacrés et traditionnels qui visent à expliquer et symboliser la religion juive, tandis que le folklore juif désigne… … Wikipédia en Français
