The Great Flood

Ark of Noah

Noah’s Family

The only survivors of the Great Flood were Noah, his wife, Shem, Ham, Japheth and their wives. Noah’s brother Nir did not survive.

The pre-flood world was a time of advanced civilizations, divine beings interacting closely with humans, and a lush, fertile environment.

The Etemenanki, a massive ziggurat dedicated to the god Marduk, in ancient Babylon is often linked to the biblical Tower of Babel.

The original Hebrew word for the “Tower of Babel” is מִגְדַּל בָּבֶל (Migdál Bável). Bavel is Babylon in Roman language.

Eastern Türkiye

Mount Ararat

And in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat.

Poseidon struck the ground with his trident, causing the river Erymanthos to overflow and violently flood the land, destroying homes, crops, and villages.

Chalchiuhtlicue is credited with bringing about a great flood that reshaped the world.

Hawaiian

The Ark of Nuu

In ancient times, Nuu was the thirteenth generation from the first man. One day, the gods commanded Nuu to build an ark.

12,800 Years Ago

Oceania Flood Stories

The wife of a very good man saw a very big fish. Others caught and ate the fish despite warnings. Water burst from the ground and drowned everyone.

12,800 Years Ago

African Flood stories

The great god Unkulunkulu warns people of a flood, and they survive by climbing the Drakensberg mountains.

A comprehensive list with the Flood Legends, grouped by continent.

The Unified Catastrophe Theory posits that a series of interconnected geological and astronomical events around the end of the last Ice Age, approximately 12,000 years ago

When the great floods came to Mother Earth, Nana Beaujo was walking on creation at that time.

The Creator was unhappy about this and decided to cause a great flood to purify the earth. A man named Waynaboozhoo survived.

As time passed, the world flourished with various creatures and plants. However, Kumush became displeased with the behavior of some beings who did not follow his teachings.

Great Flood Story

Cherokee Flood Story

Very soon there is going to be a great flood, and the water will rise so high that everyone will drown. But if you make a raft, you can save yourself and your family.

the story of the Deluge plainly refers to the destruction of Atlantis and that it agrees in many important particulars with the account given by Plato.

The land destroyed by water was the country in which the civilization of the human race originated.

Ignatius Donnelly

The Deluge Legends of America

Alfred Maury noted that American flood legends closely resemble those of the Bible and Chaldean records, suggesting a common origin from Atlantis rather than migration from Asia.

Ignatius Donnelly

The Deluge Legends (I)

Chaldean, Syrian, Indian, Iranian, Greek, Welsh, Scandinavian and Persian Great Flood Stories

Ignatius Donnelly

The Chaldean Deluge

Berosus describes how Xisuthros (Khasisatra) was warned by the god Cronos (Ea) of a coming flood and instructed to build a vessel to save his family, friends, and animals.

Zoroastrian

Yima and the Vara

Ahura Mazda foreseeing a catastrophic winter that would devastate the world. This winter, known as the evil winter

Chinese folklore

The myth of a sinking city

The myth of a sinking city, particularly in Chinese folklore, is often associated with the legendary city of Yingzhou, also known as the City of Immortals.

Therefore will I bring over them the waters of a flood, and overwhelm them all. But I will deliver what is left of the righteous among them.

Hinduism

Vaivasvata Manu

Manu once rescued a small fish, which later revealed itself to be the god Vishnu in the form of a fish (Matsya). The fish warned Manu about an impending catastrophic flood

Elohim

Yahweh YHWH

Yahweh is often shown as a violent and jealous deity, commanding the extermination of entire populations, such as in the story of Saul and the Amalekites in 1 Samuel 15.

These cometary fragments twice a year bombarded the North American and Atlantic region for a period of over two decades, every year twice a year.

Over the world then broke the great waters, drowning and sinking, changing Earth’s balance until only the Temple of Light was left standing

Why is the Red Sea so named? If a
sea is called Black or White, that may be due to the dark coloring of the water or to the brightness of the ice and snow.

Aboriginal recorded stories about a time when the ancestors of these people lived at the coast “where the Great Barrier Reef now stands”.