Great Flood Stories World wide

Africa’s Flood Stories

Tradition	Legend/Story Details	Vehicle	Name of Survivors	Foreseer
Zulu	Unkulunkulu: The great god Unkulunkulu warns people of a flood, and they survive by climbing the Drakensberg mountains.	Mountains	People	Unkulunkulu
Zulu	Nomkhubulwana's Warning: Nomkhubulwana, goddess of rain, warns the people of an impending flood, and they survive by building rafts.	Rafts	People	Nomkhubulwana
Yoruba	Olokun's Flood: Olokun sends a flood to punish humanity; Orunmila helps the survivors.	Not specified	Not specified	Olokun, Orunmila
Kongo	Nzambi Mpungu: The god Nzambi Mpungu sends a flood to cleanse the earth, and the survivors are those who climb to the highest peaks.	High peaks	People	Nzambi Mpungu
Bantu	The Chameleon and the Flood: A chameleon warns the people of a coming flood, and they survive by building boats.	Boats	People	Chameleon
Egyptian	Hapi's Flood: Hapi, the Nile god, sends a flood to cleanse the land, and the survivors are saved by taking refuge on high ground.	High ground	People	Hapi
Dogon	Nommo's Flood: The Nommo, a water spirit, causes a flood to purify the earth and make it habitable. The survivors are the ancestors of the Dogon people.	Not specified	Ancestors of the Dogon	Nommo
Masai	Enkai and the Flood: Enkai, the sky god, floods the earth to punish humans. The Masai survive by climbing to high ground and building rafts.	High ground, rafts	Masai people	Enkai
Fon	Mawu-Lisa's Flood: The twin deities Mawu and Lisa send a flood to cleanse the earth. Survivors are saved by seeking refuge on high ground.	High ground	People	Mawu, Lisa
Akan	Nyankopon's Flood: Nyankopon, the supreme god, sends a flood to punish humanity. Survivors are saved by climbing the highest trees.	High trees	People	Nyankopon

American Flood Stories

Tradition	Legend/Story Details	Vehicle	Name of Survivors	Foreseer
Inca (South American)	Unu Pachakuti: Viracocha floods the world, and two people survive by floating in a box.	Box	Two people	Viracocha
Mandan (North American)	Mandans: Celebrated a festival involving a “Big Canoe,” representing the ark. They have a legend of a white man who survived a flood and brought the news of the disaster.	Big Canoe	A white man	Not specified
Iroquois, Chickasaws, Sioux	Iroquois, Chickasaws, Sioux: All have flood legends involving a single family or person surviving and repopulating the earth.	Not specified	Single family/person	Not specified
Cherokee	Kanati and Selu: Kanati and Selu survive a great flood by seeking refuge in a cave on a high mountain.	Cave	Kanati, Selu	Not specified
Hopi	Spider Grandmother: Spider Grandmother leads people to survive a flood by floating in hollow reeds.	Hollow reeds	People	Spider Grandmother
Tlingit	Yehl's Flood: Yehl, the raven spirit, warns the Tlingit people of a great flood, and they survive by seeking refuge on a high mountain.	High mountain	Tlingit people	Yehl
Ojibwe	Waynaboozhoo and the Great Flood: Waynaboozhoo survives a flood by floating on a log and recreates the earth from a bit of mud.	Log	Waynaboozhoo	Not specified
Apache	White Painted Woman: White Painted Woman survives a great flood by floating in a boat made of a hollowed-out log.	Log	White Painted Woman	Not specified
Haitian	Agwe and the Flood: The god Agwe sends a flood, but instructs the people to build boats to survive.	Boats	People	Agwe
Brazilian (Tupi)	Monan's Flood: Monan, the creator god, sends a flood to punish humanity, and the survivors escape by climbing tall trees.	Tall trees	People	Monan
Guarani (South America)	As punishment, the gods unleashed the great deluge called Mba'e-megua guasu "great monstrous thing" or massive flood/inundation).	ascended to the sky	people	Ñamandú
Native American (Algonquin)	Gluskap's Flood: Gluskap, a culture hero, warns the people of a flood and saves them by transforming into a beaver and building a large dam.	Dam	People	Gluskap
Mesoamerican (Aztec)	Coxcox/Tezpi Legend: Coxcox and his wife, Xochiquetzal, survived the flood in a bark or raft. After the flood, Tezpi sent birds to find dry land.	Bark or raft	Coxcox, Xochiquetzal	Tezpi
Mesoamerican (Aztec)	Codex Vaticanus: Describes four ages of the world, with the last ending in a great flood. Coxcox and Xochiquetzal survive on a tree-trunk.	Tree-trunk	Coxcox, Xochiquetzal	Not specified
Central American (Maya)	Popul Vuh: Describes a great flood caused by the god Hurakan, resulting in a resinous rain and darkness, akin to the Chaldean and biblical accounts.	Not specified	Not specified	Hurakan
Quiche (Maya)	Quiche Legends: Mention migration from the East, across the sea, after a great flood, indicating a connection to Atlantis.	Not specified	Quiche people	Not specified
Toltec	Toltec Flood Story: Describes a flood covering the earth and a close chest (toptlipetlocali) in which survivors escape.	Close chest (toptlipetlocali)	Not specified	Not specified
Toltec	Migration from Aztlan: The Toltecs migrated from Aztlan (Atlantis), a beautiful land, after a great flood.	Not specified	Toltecs	Not specified
Haitian	Agwe and the Flood: The god Agwe sends a flood, but instructs the people to build boats to survive.	Boats	People	Agwe
Alaskan (Inuit)	Aningan's Flood: The god Aningan causes a flood, and the survivors are saved by floating on an iceberg.	Iceberg	Not specified	Aningan
Tupi	Monan: Monan, the great spirit, sent a flood to punish humanity, but Irin Mage helped some survive.	Not specified	People	Irin Mage

Asian Flood Stories

Tradition	Legend/Story Details	Vehicle	Name of Survivors	Foreseer
Hindu (Indian)	Manu and the Fish: Manu is warned by a fish (Vishnu) and builds a boat to survive a great flood.	Boat	Manu	Vishnu (fish)
Chinese	Gun-Yu: Gun steals magic soil to stop a flood sent by the gods; his son Yu continues the work and controls the flood.	Not specified	Yu, family	Gods
Japanese	Izanagi and Izanami: After Izanagi and Izanami create the islands of Japan, a great flood is sent to test their creations.	Not specified	Not specified	Izanagi, Izanami
Tibetan	Nyatri Tsenpo: The first king of Tibet, Nyatri Tsenpo, survives a flood by seeking refuge on the highest mountain.	Mountain	Nyatri Tsenpo	Not specified
Tibetan (Bön)	Nyatri Tsenpo: The first king of Tibet, Nyatri Tsenpo, survives a flood by seeking refuge on the highest mountain.	Mountain	Nyatri Tsenpo	Not specified
Vietnamese	Son Tinh and Thuy Tinh: A great flood is part of a battle between the mountain god Son Tinh and the water god Thuy Tinh.	Not specified	Not specified	Son Tinh, Thuy Tinh
Vietnamese	Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ: The dragon lord Lạc Long Quân causes a flood, and the survivors are saved by climbing the mountains.	Mountains	Lạc Long Quân, Âu Cơ	Not specified
Thai	Phra Nao: Phra Nao survives a great flood by taking refuge on a mountain.	Mountain	Phra Nao	Not specified
Korean	Namu Doryeong: A boy and his animals survive a flood by climbing a tree, which then grows into a boat.	Tree/boat	Namu Doryeong	Not specified
Korean	Gun and Yu: Gun steals magical soil to stop the flood sent by the heavens; his son Yu completes the work and survives.	Not specified	Gun, Yu	Heavens
Japanese	Kappa's Flood: Kappa, a water spirit, warns a kind family about an upcoming flood, and they survive by building a boat.	Boat	Family	Kappa
Tibetan (Buddhist)	Padmasambhava's Flood: The guru Padmasambhava predicts a great flood, and the people survive by building large arks.	Arks	People	Padmasambhava
Malay	Malai Perumal: The god Malai Perumal sends a flood, and the survivors are those who take refuge on a high mountain.	High mountain	People	Malai Perumal
Pakistani (Pashtun)	Bibi Fatima's Warning: Bibi Fatima warns the people of a flood, and they survive by building boats.	Boats	People	Bibi Fatima
Filipino (Visayan)	Bukidnon Flood: A great flood sent by the gods covers the land, and the survivors escape in bamboo rafts.	Bamboo rafts	People	Gods
Ainu (Japanese)	Okikurmi's Flood: Okikurmi, a culture hero, warns the Ainu of a flood, and they survive by climbing a sacred mountain.	Sacred mountain	Ainu people	Okikurmi
Tibetan	Nyatri Tsenpo: The first king of Tibet, Nyatri Tsenpo, survives a flood by seeking refuge on the highest mountain.	Mountain	Nyatri Tsenpo	Not specified
Persian (Avestan)	Yima's Vara: Yima, warned by Ahura Mazda, constructs an underground enclosure (vara) to survive the winter and flood.	Underground enclosure	Yima, chosen people	Ahura Mazda
Hindu (Indian)	Satyavrata (Vaivasvata Manu): The fish Matsya (an avatar of Vishnu) warns Satyavrata of an impending flood, leading him to build an ark.	Ark	Satyavrata, seven sages, animals	Matsya (Vishnu)
Mongolian	Baatar and the Flood: Baatar, a hero, is warned of a flood by a wise old man and builds a boat to save his family and animals.	Boat	Baatar, family, animals	Wise old man

European Flood Stories

Tradition	Legend/Story Details	Vehicle	Name of Survivors	Foreseer
Greek	Deucalion's Flood: Deucalion and Pyrrha survive a flood sent by Zeus by building a chest.	Chest	Deucalion, Pyrrha	Zeus
Greek (Thessalian)	Ogyges' Flood: Ogyges, the king of Boeotia, survives a great flood that submerges the land by climbing a high mountain.	Mountain	Ogyges	Not specified
Greek (Arcadian)	Lycaon's Flood: Zeus floods the earth to punish Lycaon, and the survivors escape by climbing the highest mountains.	Mountains	Survivors	Zeus
Sumerian	Epic of Gilgamesh: Utnapishtim builds a boat to survive a great flood sent by the gods.	Boat	Utnapishtim, family	Gods (Enlil, Ea)
Mesopotamian (Sumerian)	Atrahasis: The god Enki instructs Atrahasis to build a boat to survive a flood sent by Enlil to reduce the human population.	Boat	Atrahasis, family	Enki
Norse	Bergelmir's Flood: Bergelmir and his wife survive a flood of blood from the slain giant Ymir by floating on a boat.	Boat	Bergelmir, wife	Not specified
Brittany, France	Ys; a legendary sunken city from Breton folklore, often said to lie in the Baie de Douarnenez off the coast of Brittany, France. It is portrayed as a wealthy, advanced city built on land reclaimed from the sea	Horse	Gradlon	St. Gwénnolé or St. Corentin
Celtic (Irish)	Cessair's Flood: Cessair and her followers flee a great flood to Ireland, but only Fintan survives.	Not specified	Fintan	Not specified
Slavic	Slavic Flood Myth: Foretold by Svarog, a man and woman survive the flood in a boat.	Boat	Man, woman	Svarog
Welsh (Celtic)	Dwyfan and Dwyfach: Dwyfan and Dwyfach survive a great flood by building an ark and repopulate Britain.	Ark	Dwyfan, Dwyfach	Not specified
Romanian	Făt-Frumos: Făt-Frumos builds an ark to survive a great flood sent by the gods to punish humanity.	Ark	Făt-Frumos, family	Gods
Finnish (Kalevala)	Väinämöinen's Flood: The hero Väinämöinen survives a great flood by seeking refuge on the top of a mountain.	Mountain	Väinämöinen	Not specified
Turkish	Nu'u: Nu'u, warned by the gods, builds an ark to survive a great flood.	Ark	Nu'u, family	Gods
Etruscan	Tages and the Flood: The prophet Tages warns the Etruscans of a great flood, and they survive by constructing large boats.	Boats	Etruscans	Tages
Armenian	Hayk's Flood: Hayk, the legendary patriarch, survives a great flood sent by the gods by climbing Mount Ararat.	Mount Ararat	Hayk, family	Gods
Celtic (Scots)	Dewi's Flood: Dewi, a giant, warns the people of a flood, and they survive by building large boats.	Boats	People	Dewi
Welsh	Cantre'r Gwaeloda legendary sunken kingdom from Welsh mythology, often called the "Welsh Atlantis."	None	King Gwyddno Garanhir	Not specified
Basque	Basajaun: Basajaun, a giant, warns the people of a flood, and they survive by building boats.	Boats	People	Basajaun
Irish	Partholon's Flood: Partholon and his followers escape a great flood by seeking refuge on high ground in Ireland.	High ground	Partholon, followers	Not specified
Estonian	Vanemuine: Vanemuine, a god of music, warns of a flood and instructs people to build boats to survive.	Boats	People	Vanemuine
Scandinavian (Norse)	Ragnarok: During Ragnarok, a flood occurs when the world serpent Jormungandr releases its tail, flooding the earth.	Not specified	Lif, Lifthrasir	Not specified
Serbian	Vila's Warning: The fairy Vila warns the people of a coming flood, and they survive by building boats.	Boats	People	Vila

Oceania Flood Stories

Tradition	Legend/Story Details	Vehicle	Name of Survivors	Foreseer
Maori (New Zealand)	Tāwhaki's Flood: Tāwhaki causes a flood to destroy evil beings.	Not specified	Tāwhaki	Tāwhaki
Maori (New Zealand)	Maui and the Flood: Maui causes a flood to destroy the wicked people, and the survivors are those who followed his warnings.	Not specified	People	Maui
Tahitian	Rata and the Tree: Rata builds a great canoe from a tree to escape a flood.	Canoe	Rata	Not specified
Tongan	Talafungani: Talafungani, a demigod, warns the people of a flood, and they survive by building large canoes.	Canoes	People	Talafungani
Polynesian (Samoan)	Tui Fiti's Flood: The god Tui Fiti causes a flood, and the people survive by building large canoes.	Canoes	People	Tui Fiti
Polynesian	Rata and the Whale: Rata escapes a flood by riding on a whale.	Whale	Rata	Not specified
Micronesian	Luk and the Breadfruit Tree: Luk survives a flood by climbing a giant breadfruit tree, which then becomes a boat.	Tree/boat	Luk	Not specified
Fijian	Tanovo and the Flood: The god Tanovo causes a flood, but the people survive by building a large canoe.	Canoe	People	Tanovo
Hawaiian	Nu'u's Flood: Nu'u survives a flood sent by the gods by building an ark.	Ark	Nu'u	Kane, Kanaloa
Aboriginal (Australian)	Wurundjeri: Bunjil, the eaglehawk, warns people of a flood, and they survive by climbing a high mountain.	Mountain	Wurundjeri people	Bunjil
Aboriginal (Australian)	Tiddalik the Frog: Tiddalik drinks all the water, causing a drought; when he laughs, he releases the water, causing a flood.	Not specified	Not specified	Not specified
Aboriginal (Australian)	Gunakadeit: A giant fish (Gunakadeit) caused a flood, and survivors found refuge on high ground.	High ground	People	Not specified
Maori (New Zealand)	Ruatapu's Flood: Ruatapu causes a flood to punish the people, and the survivors are those who escape in canoes.	Canoes	People	Ruatapu
Aboriginal (Australian)	Djanggawul Sisters: The Djanggawul sisters caused a flood by their actions, and people survived by fleeing to higher ground.	Higher ground	People	Djanggawul sisters
Polynesian (Tuvalu)	Te Ulu o Te Watu: The god Te Ulu o Te Watu sent a flood, and the people survived by climbing coconut trees.	Coconut trees	People	Te Ulu o Te Watu
Polynesian (Tahitian)	Ruu's Flood: Ruu built a boat to survive a flood sent by the gods.	Boat	Ruu, family	Gods
Polynesian (Tonga)	Tangaloa: The god Tangaloa caused a flood, and people survived by seeking refuge on high mountains.	High mountains	People	Tangaloa
Aboriginal (Australian)	Mamaragan: The thunder god Mamaragan caused a flood, and the survivors took refuge in the trees.	Trees	People	Mamaragan
Polynesian (Samoan)	Moso's Flood: The god Moso sent a flood, and the people survived by building large canoes.	Canoes	People	Moso
Maori (New Zealand)	Uenuku and the Flood: Uenuku warned his people of an impending flood, and they survived by building rafts.	Rafts	People	Uenuku

Middle Eastern Great Flood Stories

Tradition	Legend/Story Details	Vehicle	Name of Survivors	Foreseer
Sumerian	Epic of Gilgamesh: Utnapishtim builds a boat to survive a great flood sent by the gods.	Boat	Utnapishtim, family	Gods (Enlil, Ea)
Mesopotamian (Sumerian), Syrian	Atrahasis: The god Enki instructs Atrahasis to build a boat to survive a flood sent by Enlil to reduce the human population.	Boat	Atrahasis, family	Enki
Hebrew	Biblical Flood: Noah builds an ark to survive a flood sent by God. Genesis 5	Ark	Noah, family	God
Persian (Avestan)	Yima's Vara: Yima, warned by Ahura Mazda, constructs an underground enclosure (vara) to survive the winter and flood.	Underground enclosure	Yima, chosen people	Ahura Mazda
Turkish	Nu'u: Nu'u, warned by the gods, builds an ark to survive a great flood.	Ark	Nu'u, family	Gods
Babylonian	Ziusudra's Flood: Ziusudra builds a large boat after being warned by the god Enki of a forthcoming flood.	Boat	Ziusudra, family	Enki
Islamic	Islamic Flood: Nuh (Noah) builds an ark to survive a flood sent by Allah to punish the wicked.	Ark	Nuh (Noah), family	Allah
Phoenician	Phoenician Flood Myth: A great flood sent by the gods wipes out humanity; survivors escape by taking refuge on a mountain.	Mountain	People	Gods
Assyrian	Ashurbanipal's Flood: In the Assyrian version, a great flood is sent by the gods, and a wise man builds a boat to survive.	Boat	Wise man, family	Gods
Chaldean	Xisuthros: Xisuthros (Ziusudra) builds a ship to survive a flood sent by the gods to destroy humanity.	Ship	Xisuthros, family	Gods
Hittite	Hittite Flood Myth: The gods send a flood to punish humanity, and survivors escape by building large boats.	Boats	People	Gods
Armenian	Hayk's Flood: Hayk, the legendary patriarch, survives a great flood sent by the gods by climbing Mount Ararat.	Mount Ararat	Hayk, family	Gods
Persian	Jamshid's Flood: Jamshid, a legendary king, is warned of a great flood and builds an underground refuge to survive.	Underground refuge	Jamshid, chosen people	Gods
Arabic	Adnanite Flood: In pre-Islamic Arabian mythology, the Adnanites survive a great flood sent by the gods by seeking refuge on high ground.	High ground	Adnanites	Gods
Canaanite	El's Flood: The god El sends a flood to cleanse the earth of wickedness, and the survivors take refuge on a sacred mountain.	Sacred mountain	People	El
Zoroastrian	Yima's Vara: Yima builds an underground enclosure to survive a catastrophic winter, which some interpretations consider a flood.	Underground enclosure	Yima, chosen people	Ahura Mazda
Egyptian	Hapi's Flood: Hapi, the Nile god, sends a flood to cleanse the land, and the survivors are saved by taking refuge on high ground.	High ground	People	Hapi

Count of Vehicles by Continent

Continent	Mountains	Boats	Other
Africa	6	1	3 (rafts, chameleon warning, high trees)
Americas	3	3	4 (log, hollow reeds, tall trees, iceberg)
Asia	5	5	3 (underground enclosure, sacred mountain, tree/boat)
Europe	4	7	0
Middle East	3	7	1 (underground enclosure)
Oceania	5	10	2 (whale, tree/boat)

Duration

Here is a list of the Great Flood stories that mention the duration, sorted from the shortest to the longest duration:

Tradition	Legend/Story Details	Duration
Hebrew	Biblical Flood: Noah builds an ark to survive a flood sent by God.	40 days and 40 nights
Islamic	Islamic Flood: Nuh (Noah) builds an ark to survive a flood sent by Allah to punish the wicked.	40 days and 40 nights
Greek (Deucalion)	Deucalion's Flood: Zeus sends a flood to destroy humanity, and Deucalion and Pyrrha survive in a chest.	9 days and 9 nights
Mesopotamian (Sumerian)	Atrahasis: The god Enki instructs Atrahasis to build a boat to survive a flood sent by Enlil.	7 days and 7 nights
Sumerian	Epic of Gilgamesh: Utnapishtim builds a boat to survive a great flood sent by the gods.	7 days and 7 nights
Chaldean	Xisuthros: Xisuthros builds a ship to survive a flood sent by the gods.	7 days and 7 nights
Babylonian	Ziusudra's Flood: Ziusudra builds a large boat after being warned by the god Enki of a forthcoming flood.	7 days and 7 nights
Greek (Thessalian)	Ogyges' Flood: Ogyges survives a great flood that submerges the land.	9 months

Birds involved

Tradition	Legend/Story Details	Bird Involved
Hebrew	Biblical Flood: Noah sends out a raven and then a dove to find dry land.	Raven, Dove
Islamic	Islamic Flood: Nuh (Noah) sends out a raven and then a dove to find dry land.	Raven, Dove
Sumerian	Epic of Gilgamesh: Utnapishtim sends out a dove, a swallow, and a raven to find dry land.	Dove, Swallow, Raven
Mexican (Aztec)	Coxcox/Tezpi Legend: Tezpi sends out birds to find dry land; a hummingbird returns with a leafy branch.	Hummingbird
Norse	Bergelmir's Flood: The flood from Ymir's blood is survived by Bergelmir, and a bird is sometimes mentioned.	Bird (unspecified)
Alaskan (Inuit)	Aningan's Flood: The survivors are guided by birds to find dry land.	Birds (unspecified)

Animals in Flood Stories by Continent

Continent	Tradition	Legend/Story Details	Specific Animals
Africa	Egyptian	Hapi's Flood: Hapi, the Nile god, sends a flood to cleanse the land, and the survivors are saved by taking refuge on high ground.	Various animals
Americas	Biblical	Biblical Flood: Noah saves pairs of all animal species by taking them into the ark.	Various animals
Americas	Alaskan (Tlingit)	Yehl's Flood: Yehl, the raven spirit, warns the Tlingit people of a great flood, and they survive by taking animals on a large raft.	Various animals
Americas	Cherokee	Kanati and Selu: Kanati and Selu survive a great flood by seeking refuge in a cave on a high mountain, with animals accompanying them.	Various animals
Americas	Native American (Ojibwe)	Waynaboozhoo and the Great Flood: Waynaboozhoo saves a bit of mud and recreates the earth with the help of animals.	Muskrat, turtle, various animals
Americas	Hawaiian	Nu'u's Flood: Nu'u takes pairs of animals onto his ark to survive the flood.	Various animals
Americas	Brazilian (Tupi)	Monan's Flood: Monan, the creator god, sends a flood to punish humanity, and survivors escape with animals.	Various animals
Americas	Mexican (Aztec)	Coxcox/Tezpi Legend: Tezpi sends out birds to find dry land; a hummingbird returns with a leafy branch.	Hummingbird, various animals
Americas	Mesoamerican (Maya)	Popul Vuh: Describes a great flood caused by the god Hurakan.	Various animals
Americas	Alaskan (Inuit)	Aningan's Flood: The god Aningan causes a flood, and the survivors are saved by floating on an iceberg.	Various animals
Asia	Hindu (Indian)	Manu and the Fish: A fish (Matsya, an avatar of Vishnu) warns Manu about the flood and helps him survive by pulling the boat.	Fish (Matsya)
Asia	Tibetan	Yima's Vara: Yima constructs an underground enclosure (vara) to survive the flood, taking with him pairs of various animals.	Various animals
Asia	Persian (Avestan)	Yima's Vara: Yima, warned by Ahura Mazda, constructs an underground enclosure (vara) to survive the winter and flood, taking animals with him.	Various animals
Asia	Mongolian	Baatar and the Flood: Baatar builds a boat to save his family and animals.	Various animals
Asia	Filipino (Visayan)	Bukidnon Flood: Survivors escape in bamboo rafts and bring various animals with them.	Various animals
Asia	Turkish	Nu'u: Nu'u (Noah) builds an ark and saves pairs of all animal species during the flood.	Various animals
Europe	Greek (Deucalion)	Deucalion's Flood: Deucalion and Pyrrha bring animals into the chest they built to survive the flood.	Various animals
Europe	Greek (Thessalian)	Ogyges' Flood: Ogyges survives a great flood that submerges the land, with animals accompanying the survivors.	Various animals
Europe	Norse	Bergelmir's Flood: The flood from Ymir's blood is survived by Bergelmir, and a bird is sometimes mentioned.	Bird (unspecified), various animals
Europe	Celtic (Irish)	Cessair's Flood: Cessair and her followers flee a great flood to Ireland, bringing various animals with them.	Various animals
Middle East	Islamic	Islamic Flood: Nuh (Noah) saves pairs of all animal species by taking them into the ark.	Various animals
Middle East	Sumerian	Epic of Gilgamesh: Utnapishtim takes animals on the boat to survive the flood.	Various animals
Middle East	Mesopotamian (Sumerian)	Atrahasis: Atrahasis builds a boat to survive a flood and takes animals with him.	Various animals
Oceania	Polynesian (Samoan)	Moso's Flood: The god Moso sent a flood, and people survived by building large canoes and taking animals with them.	Various animals
Oceania	Aboriginal (Australian)	Djanggawul Sisters: The Djanggawul sisters' actions caused a flood, and survivors included various animals.	Various animals
Oceania	Aboriginal (Australian)	Mamaragan: The thunder god Mamaragan caused a flood, and survivors took refuge in trees with various animals.	Various animals
Oceania	Aboriginal (Australian)	Gunakadeit: A giant fish (Gunakadeit) caused a flood, and survivors included various animals.	Fish (Gunakadeit), various animals

Celestial and Planetary Relations in Flood Myths

Continent	Tradition	Legend/Story Details	Planetary/Celestial Relation
Middle East	Mesopotamian (Sumerian)	Epic of Gilgamesh: The flood is sent by the gods, including Anu (the sky god) and Enlil (god of wind and storms).	Anu (sky), Enlil (storms)
Middle East	Babylonian	Atrahasis: Enki (Ea), a god associated with water and the stars, warns Atrahasis about the flood sent by Enlil.	Enki (water and stars), Enlil (storms)
Middle East	Islamic	Islamic Flood: Nuh (Noah) is warned by Allah about the flood, and some interpretations include celestial signs.	Allah (cosmic creator)
Europe	Norse	Ragnarok: During Ragnarok, a series of events including floods are tied to the movements and battles of celestial beings.	Jormungandr (world serpent, cosmic significance)
Oceania	Polynesian (Tongan)	Tangaloa's Flood: The god Tangaloa, associated with the sky and creation, sends a flood to punish humanity.	Tangaloa (sky god)
Americas	Maya (Popol Vuh)	Popol Vuh: The flood is caused by the gods, including Hurakan (heart of sky).	Hurakan (sky god)
Asia	Chinese (Gun-Yu)	Gun-Yu: The flood is associated with the celestial mandate and the actions of gods who control the waters and heavens.	Gods of water and heavens

Here are some additional significant relations in flood myths beyond celestial and planetary associations:

Significant Relations in Flood Myths

Divine Retribution and Moral Lessons

Continent	Tradition	Legend/Story Details	Significance
Middle East	Hebrew (Biblical)	Biblical Flood: The flood is sent by God as a punishment for humanity's wickedness and corruption.	Divine retribution and moral purification
Middle East	Islamic	Islamic Flood: The flood is sent by Allah to punish the wicked and save the righteous.	Divine retribution and moral purification
Europe	Greek (Deucalion)	Deucalion's Flood: Zeus sends the flood to punish humanity for its impiety and wickedness.	Divine retribution
Oceania	Polynesian (Samoan)	Moso's Flood: The god Moso sends a flood to punish the people for their wickedness.	Divine retribution
Americas	Native American (Hopi)	Spider Grandmother: The flood is sent as a punishment for the people’s evil deeds, and Spider Grandmother helps the righteous survive.	Divine retribution and moral lesson

Cultural Heroism and Survival

Continent	Tradition	Legend/Story Details	Significance
Asia	Hindu (Indian)	Manu and the Fish: Manu is saved by the fish Matsya (an avatar of Vishnu), highlighting divine intervention and the importance of dharma (righteous living).	Cultural heroism, divine intervention
Middle East	Sumerian	Epic of Gilgamesh: Utnapishtim is granted immortality for his role in preserving life, symbolizing human endurance and wisdom.	Cultural heroism, reward for wisdom
Americas	Native American (Ojibwe)	Waynaboozhoo and the Great Flood: Waynaboozhoo survives the flood and recreates the earth with the help of animals, emphasizing resilience and the connection to nature.	Cultural heroism, connection to nature
Oceania	Maori (New Zealand)	Tāwhaki's Flood: Tāwhaki causes a flood to destroy evil beings, highlighting his role as a cultural hero and purifier.	Cultural heroism, purification
Europe	Finnish (Kalevala)	Väinämöinen's Flood: Väinämöinen survives the flood and becomes a central cultural hero in Finnish mythology.	Cultural heroism

Migration and Foundation Myths

Continent	Tradition	Legend/Story Details	Significance
Americas	Quiche (Maya)	Quiche Legends: Mention migration from the East, across the sea, after a great flood, indicating a connection to Atlantis.	Migration, foundation of new civilization
Europe	Celtic (Irish)	Cessair's Flood: Cessair and her followers flee a great flood to Ireland, establishing one of the earliest populations in Irish myth.	Migration, foundation of a new land
Asia	Chinese (Gun-Yu)	Gun-Yu: The flood myth is tied to the establishment of Chinese civilization, with Yu controlling the floodwaters and founding the Xia dynasty.	Foundation of civilization
Oceania	Polynesian (Tuvalu)	Te Ulu o Te Watu: Survivors of the flood migrate to new lands, establishing new communities.	Migration, establishment of new communities