Aflood mythordeluge mythis amythin which a greatflood, usually sent by adeityor deities, destroyscivilization, often in an act ofdivine retribution. Parallels are often drawn between the flood waters of thesemythsand the primaevalwaterswhich appear in certaincreation myths, as the flood waters are described as a measure for thecleansingof humanity, in preparation forrebirth. Most flood myths also contain aculture hero, who „represents the human craving for life“. Theflood-myth motifoccurs in many culturesas seen in: theMesopotamianflood stories, theGenesis flood narrative,Nuh (Noah)inIslam,manvantara-sandhyainHinduism, theGun-YuinChinese mythology,DeucalionandPyrrhainGreek mythology,BergelmirinNorse mythology, the arrival of the first inhabitants of Ireland withCessairinIrish mythology, in parts of
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