Facts about The Great Flood

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   Greek flood mythology centers on Deucalion, son of Prometheus, who survived a great deluge sent by Zeus by floating in a chest with his wife Pyrrha.

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   Ancient Hindu texts describe a Great Flood myth in which the god Vishnu, appearing as a fish, warns Manu to build a boat to survive the deluge.

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   Many scholars trace the biblical Noah story's literary roots to the older Sumerian tale of Utnapishtim, preserved in cuneiform tablets.

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   In the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, the Great Flood narrative closely parallels the biblical account of Noah, with a hero commanded by a god to build a boat and save animals.

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   Flood mythology appears across numerous independent cultures worldwide, including Mesopotamian, Hindu, Greek, and Indigenous American traditions.

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