Flood myth
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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.
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See also
- Ancient Greek flood myths
- Antediluvian
- Atlantis
- Atrahasis
- Aztlán
- Black Sea deluge hypothesis Template:Nb10
- Cantref Gwaelod
- Finnish flood myth
- Gilgamesh flood myth Template:Nb10
- Great Flood (China)
- Immanuel Velikovsky
- Lemuria
- List of flood myths
- Matsya
- Mesoamerican flood myths
- Viracocha
- Ys
- Ziusudra
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