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    How widespread are deluge stories in the folklore of peoples around the world?

    Question #112076. Asked by unclerick. (Jan 13 10 1:41 PM)


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    		A deluge myth or flood myth is a mythical story of a great flood sent by a deity or deities to destroy civilization as an act of divine retribution. It is a widespread theme among many cultures, though it is perhaps best known in modern times through the biblical account of Noah's Ark, the Hindu Puranic story of Manu, through Deucalion in Greek mythology or Utnapishtim in the Epic of Gilgamesh.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluge_myth

    Jan 13 10, 2:41 PM

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