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THE FLOOD STORY FROM NINEVEH (ELEVENTH TABLET OF THE
GILGAMESH EDITION) THE STORY IS TOLD to Gilgamesh by the flood-hero
Utnapishdm. The parallels with the Biblical Flood story are striking. Utnapishdm
is a citizen of ...
THE FLOOD STORY FROM NINEVEH (ELEVENTH TABLET OF THE
GILGAMESH EDITION) THE STORY IS TOLD to Gilgamesh by the flood-hero
Utnapishdm. The parallels with the Biblical Flood story are striking. Utnapishdm
is a citizen of ...
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Woman Gua and Pan Gu in creation myth, Yi the Archer in the world catastrophe
of fire, and Yu in the flood myth symbolise order out of chaos, and they are
archetypal saviour figures. The mothers of the suns and the moons, Xi He and
Chang ...
Woman Gua and Pan Gu in creation myth, Yi the Archer in the world catastrophe
of fire, and Yu in the flood myth symbolise order out of chaos, and they are
archetypal saviour figures. The mothers of the suns and the moons, Xi He and
Chang ...
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Myths Retold THE WORLD CATASTROPHE OF THE FLOOD THE FLOOD MYTH
is told in four main versions. The myth of the worker god Gong Gong relates how
he stirred the worlds waters so they crashed against the sky barrier, threatening ...
Myths Retold THE WORLD CATASTROPHE OF THE FLOOD THE FLOOD MYTH
is told in four main versions. The myth of the worker god Gong Gong relates how
he stirred the worlds waters so they crashed against the sky barrier, threatening ...
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Introduction | 5 |
India and Australia 229 | 141 |
Greece and Rome 51 Tibet and Africa | 161 |
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