According to Genesis, the descendants of the Japheth who escaped out of the Flood with Noah are the Ionians, the inhabitants of the Morea, the dwellers on the Cilician coast of Asia Minor, the Cyprians, the Dodoneans of Macedonia, the Iberians, and the Thracians.
Among the Mandan Indians we not only find flood legends, but, more remarkable still, we find an image of the ark preserved from generation to generation, and a religious ceremony performed which refers plainly to the destruction of Atlantis, and to the arrival of one of those who escaped from the Flood, bringing the dreadful tidings of the disaster.
To which be replied by narrating the sad catastrophe which had happened on the earth’s surface by the overflowing of the waters, saying that ‘he was the only person saved from the universal calamity; that he landed his big canoe on a high mountain in the west, where he now resides; that be has come to open the medicine lodge, which must needs receive a present of an edged tool from the owner of every wigwam, that it may be sacrificed to the water; for,’ he says, ‘if this is not done there will be another flood, and no one will be saved, as it was with such tools that the big canoe was made.’
Here we have the image of the ark; here we have a white man coming with the news that “the waters had overflowed the land,” and that all the people were destroyed except himself; here we have the sacrifice to appease the spirit that caused the Flood, just as we find the Flood terminating, in the Hebrew, Chaldean, and Central American legends, with a sacrifice.
Here, too, we have the image of the tortoise, which we find in other flood legends of the Indians, and which is a very natural symbol for an island.
He proposed that Atlantis was a real advanced civilization destroyed by a cataclysm (linked to the biblical Flood) and that it served as the source of all major ancient cultures through hyperdiffusion.
In Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel (1883), Ignatius Donnelly advanced a catastrophist theory, claiming that a comet’s near-collision with Earth caused the biblical Flood, the destruction of Atlantis, and the extinction of mammoths.
These floods appear in stories across cultures (Noah’s flood, Manu in India, etc.).
According to Rudolf Steiner, the decline and submersion of Atlantis resulted from increasing materialism, misuse of spiritual forces, and moral degeneration, events he linked to a great flood marking the transition to the current post-Atlantean epoch.
About eighteen hundred years ago Lucian recorded a remarkable story which illustrates how strong the traditions of the Great Flood were in antiquity.
This period is often linked to migrations to Egypt, the Yucatan, and the Pyrenees, and in some readings associated with the biblical flood account.
Carlson highlights how cultures worldwide, from ancient Peruvians to Egyptians and Mexicans, synchronized their calendars with the Pleiades’ rising, associating this time with flood and fire myths.
This is the temple from the 1903 visionary/interpretive work Atlantis: The Book of the Angels (sometimes styled Atlantis, the Book of the Angels), which presents a dramatic, often grim account of pre-flood Atlantean civilization centered on the characters Azta (Tizin Azta, empress/queen figure), Tekthah, Huitza, and others.
This account draws on biblical flood themes and presents a more dramatic, sacrificial, and visually intense temple than the meditative, unfed-light-focused Incalithlon in Oliver’s work.
In Edgar Cayce’s readings, “sons and daughters of men” (or “sons of men” / “daughters of men”) carries both a specific historical/esoteric meaning tied to Atlantis and pre-flood times, and a broader spiritual meaning referring to ordinary incarnated humanity.
OAHSPE has strong pre-flood parallels: angels/ethereans (“sons of God” type beings) descending and mixing with early earth beings (Asu/proto-humans), producing new races, leading to corruption, drujas (dark spirits), false gods causing chaos, and eventual floods/sinking of lands (e.g., Whaga/Pan).
But flood nor fire succeeded.Thus the sons and daughters of natural man filled the earth.
But we have something in us that sort of is quite amenable to the concept of a reset where earth goes through the cycle of perhaps overpopulation and depravity and then some angry god sets us right because we've been taught that God is vengeful and gets really angry with humanity and then punishes everyone and we all die in some great flood event.
In fact, you may see the upheaval in the depiction that you have in the Bible of the Great Flood.
Genesis 7 – Noah and The flood
In fact, you may see the upheaval in the depiction that you have in the Bible of the Great Flood.
God (Jehovih) called Abram from He-sa, led him to the ancient land of Ham (a pre-flood region associated with the descendants of Ham, later devastated by “druks”, a term in Oahspe for certain beings or peoples), and renamed him Abraham (Abra-Ham).
God led Abram away from He-sa, his native place, where he was a maker of baskets, and took him to the ancient land of Ham, which had been destroyed by druks, before the flood, as the name signify; whereafter God surnamed him Abraham, and made him chief rab’bah over the Faithists of Arabin’ya.
In many versions, she steals the key (sometimes with a lover's encouragement or devilish influence) to open the dikes—either for a party or by mistake—causing the sea to flood and destroy Ys.
The Flood: Only Gradlon escapes on horseback, often aided by a saint (St.
After the flood, Gradlon flees to Quimper, which becomes his new capital.
The flood (or deluge) myth in Guarani mythology, particularly in traditions preserved among groups like the Mbyá-Guaraní and other Tupi-Guarani peoples, is part of a larger cyclical cosmology.
As punishment, the gods (led by Ñamandú) unleashed the great deluge (called Mba'e-megua guasu or similar terms meaning "great monstrous thing" or massive flood/inundation).
The flood completely submerged and destroyed the First Earth.
Survivors of the flood (or newly created/recreated humans) inhabit this flawed world.
Grand Canyon (Flood history)
These figures appear in Genesis 5 and contribute to a calculated timeline from creation to the flood of about 1,656 years, based on the ages at which each patriarch fathered the next in the line (e.g., Adam at 130, Seth at 105, and so on, up to Noah's 600th year at the flood).
Post-flood lifespans (e.g., in Genesis 11) are already shorter without adjustment, breaking chronological consistency if only pre-flood ages are lunar.
Undermines the narrative intent: The Bible emphasizes extraordinary pre-flood longevity to contrast with post-flood decline, symbolizing a shift in human condition due to sin or divine decree.
The biblical text presents the patriarchs as distinct individuals with personal stories (e.g., Adam's creation, Noah's flood role), not abstract dynasties.
The flood narrative ties to Noah's specific 600th year, suggesting literal chronology rather than symbolic spans.
This theory posits that Genesis 5 draws from older Mesopotamian texts, like the Sumerian King List, where pre-flood rulers reigned for tens of thousands of years.
Adjusting for Noah's 600 at the flood, the total from Adam to the flood becomes about 245,175 years—within 2% of the Sumerian King List's 249,200 years pre-flood.
Genesis parallels the Sumerian list with 10 pre-flood figures, ending in a flood.
Post-flood biblical ages (e.g., 10 patriarchs in Genesis 11) shorten naturally, but Sumerian lists have long post-flood reigns (e.g., 25,000+ years), suggesting selective adaptation.
This theory treats the ten patriarchs from Adam to Noah as a sequence of ten successive kings or rulers in a pre-flood civilization, Atlantis.
The total span from the first patriarch to the flood is therefore approximately 10,000 years.
Upon its destruction, these vast saline waters entered into the Earth’s atmosphere causing the first of two massive prehistoric deluges and tribulations that mankind would experience." (Tsarion describes the flood from Tiamat's oceans as the cause of Earth's first major deluge around 50,000 years ago.)
Do you not know that such a heaven is for you?7. The man replied, Of heaven we have heard; but then it is so far away, and we must live so many lives before we can reach that place!8. And Jesus said, My brother, man, your thoughts are wrong; your heaven is not far away; and it is not a place of metes and bounds, is not a country to be reached; it is a state of mind.9. God never made a heaven for man; he never made a hell; we are creators and we make our own.10. Now, cease to seek for heaven in the sky; just open up the windows of the hearts, and, like a flood of light, a heaven will come and bring a boundless joy; then toil will be no cruel task.11. The people were amazed, and gathered close to hear this strange young master speak,12. Imploring him to tell them more about the Father-God; about the heaven that men can make on earth; about the boundless joy.13. And Jesus spoke a parable; he said, A certain man possessed a field; the soil was hard and poor.14. By constant toil he scarcely could provide enough of food to keep his family from want.15. One day a miner who could see beneath the soil, in passing on his way, saw this poor man and his unfruitful field.16. He called the weary toiler and he said, My brother, know you not that just below the surface of your barren field rich treasures lie concealed?17. You plough and sow and reap in scanty way, and day by day you tread upon a mine of gold and precious stones.18. This wealth lies not upon the surface of the ground; but if you will dig away the rocky soil, and delve down deep into the earth, you need no longer till the soil for naught.19. The man believed.
No other land has been the homeland of such mighty men of thought as grace your scrolls of fame.13. A host of sturdy giants of philosophy, of poetry, of science, and of art, were born upon the soil of Greece, and rocked to manhood in your cradle of pure thought.14. I come not here to speak of science, of philosophy, or art; of these you are the world's best masters now.15. But all your high accomplishments are but stepping stones to worlds beyond the realm of sense; are but illusive shadows flitting on the walls of time.16. But I would tell you of a life beyond, within; a real life that cannot pass away.17. In science and philosophy there is no power strong enough to fit a soul to recognise itself, or to commune with God.18. I would not stay the flow of your great streams of thought; but I would turn them to the channels of the soul.19. Unaided by the Spirit-breath, the work of intellection tends to solve the problems of the things we see, and nothing more.20. The senses were ordained to bring into the mind mere pictures of the things that pass away; they do not deal with real things; they do not comprehend eternal law.21. But man has something in his soul, a something that will tear the veil apart that he may see the world of real things.22. We call this something, spirit consciousness; it sleeps in every soul, and cannot be awakened till the Holy Breath becomes a welcome guest.23. This Holy Breath knocks at the door of every soul, but cannot enter in until the will of man throws wide the door.24. There is no power in intellect to turn the key; philosophy and science both have toiled to get a glimpse behind the veil; but they have failed.25. The secret spring that throws ajar the door of soul is touched by nothing else than purity in life, by prayer and holy thought.26. Return, O mystic stream of Grecian thought, and mingle your clear waters with the flood of Spirit-life; and then the spirit consciousness will sleep no more, and man will know, and God will bless.27. When Jesus had thus said he stepped aside.
a catch of crabs, and lobsters, sharks and creeping things, with now and then a fish of better kind.13. Behold the thousands come to hear the Wild Man of the hills; they come in crowds that he may wash them in the crystal flood, and with their lips they do confess their sins.14. But when the morrow comes we find them in their haunts of vice again, reviling John, and cursing God, and heaping insults on the king.15. But blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see the king.16. And blessed are the strong in heart, for they shall not be cast about by every wind that blows;17. But while the fickle and the thoughtless have gone back to Egypt land for leeks and carnal herbs to satisfy their appetites, the pure in heart have found the king.18. But even those whose faith is weak, and who are naught but carnal manifests, will some day come again, and enter in with joy to see the king.19. O men of Israel, take heed to what this prophet has to say!
Be not deceived; go not into their ways.10. For when the son of man will come again no man need point the way; for as the lightning lights the heavens, so will the son of man light up the heavens and earth.11. But, lo, I say, that many generations will have come and gone before the son of man shall come in power; but when he comes no one will say, Lo, here is Christ; lo, there.12. But as it was before the flood in Noah's day, so shall it be.
The people ate, they drank,were filled with merriment and sang for joy,13. And did not know their doom until the ark was done and Noah entered in; but then the flood came on and swept them all away.14. So, also, in the days of Lot; the people ate and drank; they bought, they sold, they planted and they reaped, they went their ways in sin, and they cared not;15. But when the righteous Lot went from their city's gates the earth beneath the city shook, and brimstone fires fell from heaven;16. The gapping jaws of earth flew wide, and swallowed up their homes, their wealth, and they went down to rise no more.17. So shall it be when comes the son of man in power.18. I charge you men, as I will charge men then, Seek not to save your wealth, or you will lose your lives.
A Roman soldier dipped a sponge in vinegar and myrrh, and placed it to his lips.7. Now, at the ninth hour of the day the earth began to quake, and in the darkness of that sunless day, a flood of golden light appeared above the cross;8. And from the light a voice was heard which said, Lo, it is done.9. And Jesus said, My Father-God, into thy hands I give my soul.10. A Roman soldier in compassion said, This agony is all too great; relief shall come.
Post-Flood, Noah divided the continents: Asia to Shem, Africa to Ham, and Europe to Japheth.
Before the flood, the world is described as following a simpler cosmic order.
Tablet XI of Gilgamesh (the flood story) uses round 360-day calculations when counting time during the flood and its aftermath, reflecting the old schematic calendar.
Some late scholarly commentaries and omens describe the 13th month as something the gods “added later” to the original perfect 12-month year after the flood or after a cosmic disturbance.
an explicit pre-flood ice-age destruction caused by shaking the earth’s poles,
the exact sequence fire → ice → flood,
All other canonical and most extra-biblical Jewish sources suppressed or removed the fire and ice stages, leaving only the flood.
This follows an initial plague (or fire/drought in some reconstructions) and precedes the flood.
Escalation to flood: Enlil convenes the assembly (II viii 12–14): "Their clamour has become too irksome...
Flood execution: Tablet III details the seven-day deluge, Atrahasis's survival, and post-flood reforms (e.g., infant mortality to control numbers).
15–16) describes the Second World (Tokpa) ending in polar instability and global freezing, following fire (First World) and preceding flood (Third World).
When we look beyond the canonical Hebrew Bible and include older Mesopotamian sources plus non-canonical Jewish texts that were still circulating when the Torah was being edited, we do find clear traces of world-destructions by fire and by cold/ice — exactly the two elements that the Hopi place before the final flood.
Only the flood remained in the canonical text.
The older Mesopotamian tablets and the non-canonical Jewish writings, however, still preserve exactly the two elements that the Hopi place before the flood.
Biblical final redactor: same motif → leads Israel after Egypt, long after the Flood The Hopi sequence therefore preserves the original logic of the motif:divine guidance → escape → world destroyed by fire → later flood.The Hebrew Priestly writer simply re-deployed the same ancient template centuries later for a different national story.
Atlantean-Lumerian War: The Atlantean-Lemurian War occurred around 11,000 BC and caused a global flood.
This led to conflict, destruction, and widespread flood myths in cultures worldwide.