The Mythology of Floods

Throughout history myths play an important role in the formation of culture and civilization. Since they are designed to lead people morally it is not unusual to find myths with the same plots and lessons from different cultures. The epic poems of Gilgamesh, "Noah and the Flood", "Ducalion", and "Tata and Nina" all depict the floods brought by the gods and gods. All four myths are similar. Because they explain the best reason for destroying life. But they are also very different.

Many cultures can be seen in the story of Greek myths Mesopotamia, Deucalion, Pyrrha, Hindu Pralaya, Chinese mythology Gun-Yu, and Nordic myth Bergelmir floods. Mythological theme of the flood. Central America 'K'iche' and Maya, USA Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Tribe of America, Muisca and Cañari in South America, and Indigenous Tribes in South Australia. The flood story of Mesopotamia includes the epics of Ziusudra, Gilgamesh and Atrahasis. The list of King Sumer divides his history into a prehistoric era and an era after the flood, depending on the theme of the flood. The king of the previous flood had a long life span and the lifetime of the flood was greatly shortened. The flood myth of Sumerian seen on the Deluge tablet is the epic of Ziusudra, he heard the plan of God to destroy human beings, he built a ship and rescued it from the big water.

Cultures around the world are talking about the Great Flood. In many cases the flood will leave only one survivor or group of survivors. For example, the epic poems of the Babylonian of Gilgamesh and the Hebrew Bible save the man and the earth, destroying the people carrying it to the ship with a global flood. Similar stories about flood victims are also posted on Hindu myths, Greek, myths of Northern Europe, Aztec myths. Many cultures have stories about sacred character, and those deaths create an important part of reality. These myths are particularly popular in growing crops, especially growing tubers. The myth from Cemen Island on Seram island of Indonesia tells a miraculous girl named Hena Willer whose killed body germinated on the staple food of people. The Chinese myth of Pangu, Prussian Indian Vedic myth, and Imir's Norse myth tells the universe giant killed for the creation of the world.