A flood myth or deluge myth is a myth in which a great flood , usually sent by a deity or deities, destroys civilization , often in an act of divine retribution . Parallels are often drawn between the flood waters of these myths and the primaeval waters which appear in certain creation myths , as the flood waters are described as a measure for the cleansing of humanity, in preparation for rebirth . Most flood myths also contain a culture hero , who “represents the human craving for life”. The flood-myth motif occurs in many cultures as seen in: the Mesopotamian flood stories, the Genesis flood narrative , Nuh (Noah) in Islam , manvantara -sandhya in Hinduism , the Gun-Yu in Chinese mythology , Deucalion and Pyrrha in Greek mythology , Bergelmir ...
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