"It is a very remarkable fact," says Alfred Maury, "that we find in America traditions of the Deluge coming infinitely nearer to that of the Bible and the Chaldean religion than among any people of the Old World.
extended; and therefore it is not strange to find, as Alfred Maury says, American traditions of the Deluge coming nearer to that of the Bible and the Chaldean record than those of any people of the Old World.
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.
Louis Ferdinand Alfred Maury (March 23, 1817 – February 11, 1892) was a French scholar and physician known for his early ideas on dream interpretation and the impact of external stimuli on dreams, predating Sigmund Freud.