Great Flood

Vietnamese mythology

Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ

In some versions of the legend, Lạc Long Quân, in his dragon form, is responsible for causing a great flood.

Aztec mythology

The 5 Suns

End: This world was destroyed by great floods, and the people turned into fish.

End: Nahui-Atl ended in a great flood.

Myths

Timeline of the Four Worlds

Sumerian: Epic of Gilgamesh; myths about a great flood and the creation of new humanity.

Chinese: The Great Flood of Gun-Yu, where Yu the Great controlled the floods.

Hopi: Destroyed by a great flood.

Sumerian: Great flood described in the Epic of Gilgamesh.

This world was destroyed by a great flood.

Fourth World (Tuwaqachi): The survivors of the great flood emerged into the Fourth World.

Third World (Kuskurza): Destroyed by a great flood.

Flood: The end of the last ice age led to rising sea levels and widespread flooding, which could correlate with the great flood described in the Third World's end.

Sumerian Mythology (Epic of Gilgamesh): The story of Utnapishtim surviving a great flood sent by the gods is one of the earliest flood myths, similar to the biblical story of Noah.

Chinese Mythology (Great Flood of Gun-Yu): A myth about a great flood during the reign of Emperor Yao, controlled by Yu the Great, who eventually founded the Xia Dynasty.

Mesoamerican Mythology (Maya): The Popol Vuh describes a great flood sent by the gods to destroy the wooden people, a previous human creation, before creating the current race of humans.

Epic of Gilgamesh: Describing a great flood similar to many other ancient flood myths.

Chinese Great Flood: Myth of a massive flood controlled by Yu the Great.

Utnapishtim and Antediluvian Humans: Utnapishtim, who survived the great flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh, was a wise and pious man.

They were destroyed by the gods through a great flood and other calamities.

Hawaiian

The Ark of Nuu

Soon after, a great flood came and covered the entire earth.

In this tale, Nuu, a descendant of the first man, is commanded by the gods to build an ark to survive a great flood.

Nu

Concept theory of a single origin diety related to the great flood

According to the legend, Nuʻu built a large canoe with a house on it to survive a great flood.

12,800 Years Ago
12,800 Years Ago

Great Flood Stories World wide

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

Theory

Unified Catastrophe Theory

Evidence: The Popol Vuh of the Quiche Maya describes a great flood that wiped out a previous creation.

AI proposed the Atlantis connection

One intriguing aspect of these legends is the mention of a great flood and subsequent migration.

Great Flood: The Quiche legends describe a great flood sent by the gods to destroy the previous world.

Possible Link: The mention of migration from the East across the sea after a great flood in Quiche legends has led some researchers and enthusiasts to draw parallels with the story of Atlantis.

While there is no concrete evidence linking the two, the similarities in themes of a great flood, the destruction of a civilization, and subsequent migrations have sparked interest in a possible connection.

The Quiche legends' mention of a great flood and subsequent migration from the East across the sea suggests a rich narrative of survival and rebirth.

It describes the creation of the world, the gods, the great flood, and the subsequent migration of the Quiche people.

Cultural Parallels: The themes of a great flood, divine punishment, and subsequent migration appear in both the Atlantis myth and the Quiche legends.

Geographical Speculations: Some researchers propose that myths of lost civilizations and great floods might stem from real geological events, such as the flooding of the Black Sea or other significant ancient flood events.

The great flood could be one such archetype, representing a collective memory of ancient cataclysmic events.

Afterlife
Animals

Turtle

Lenape Mythology: A story tells of how the Earth was created on the back of a giant turtle after a great flood.

Ojibwe

Nana Beaujo holds on to a great big log

1:00This story has to do with a great flood, and it's very interesting about a great flood because in the Bible, they talk about a story about a great flood, the story of Noah's Ark.

In African culture, they tell a story of a great flood, and in Aborigine culture in Australia, they have a story of a great flood.

All around the world, cultures and histories talk about this great flood.

And if every culture around Mother Earth talks about a great flood, guess what?

There was a great flood at some time in our history.

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

Native American

Mount Shasta Native American legends

Creator God and the Great Flood:

After a great flood, Kumush and his family took refuge on the mountain.

Ojibwe

Waynaboozhoo and the Great Flood

The Creator was unhappy about this and decided to cause a great flood to purify the earth.

Modoc

Modoc Creation and Great flood story

In his anger, Kumush decided to cleanse the world with a great flood, sparing only those who were righteous and followed his guidance.

Great Flood Story

Cherokee Flood Story

To his surprise, the dog spoke to him and warned, "Very soon there is going to be a great flood, and the water will rise so high that everyone will drown.

Australian Aboriginal

Seven sisters

The people of around Lake Eyre in South Australia tell how the ancestor male is prevented from capturing one of the seven sisters by a great flood.

Our Predeluvian History

Codex Vaticanus describes four ages of the world, with the last ending in a great flood.

Vaivasvata Manu and the great flood

Ignatius Donnelly

The Colonies of Atlantis

Ireland's history is rich with legends and annals suggesting that it was colonized before the Great Flood.

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Ignatius Donnelly

American Evidences of Intercourse with Europe or Atlantis

These narratives align with the destruction of Atlantis by a great flood, reinforcing the historical basis of such myths.

Ignatius Donnelly

The Deluge Legends of America

Codex Vaticanus: Describes four ages of the world, with the last ending in a great flood.

Migration from Aztlan: The Toltecs migrated from Aztlan (Atlantis), a beautiful land, after a great flood.

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.

Quiche Legends: Mention migration from the East, across the sea, after a great flood, indicating a connection to Atlantis.

Ignatius Donnelly

The Deluge Legends (I)

These legends collectively point to an ancient, widespread memory of a great flood, potentially linked to the historical events surrounding the destruction of Atlantis.

Paul Wallis
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Hanns Hörbiger

The World Ice Theory

The theory posits that many of Earth's geological and climatic changes, as well as historical catastrophes described in myth and legend (such as the Great Flood), can be attributed to the impacts and influences of these ice moons.

Matias de Stefano

Michael

Disgusted by all this, "the Gods" decided to have a Great Flood to rid the earth of the Nephilim and other ghastly creatures (according to the Book of Enoch.