12,800 Years Ago
Great Flood Stories World wide
A comprehensive list with the Flood Legends, grouped by continent.
Paschal Beverly Randolph
Cyclical Time in Ancient Legends
The most interesting numbers used are 360 and 432, along with their multiples, which form the basis for many mythological and historical chronologies.
Calenders
Oldest Calendars of the world
The traditional starting date of the Assyrian calendar is 4750 BCE. The year 3761 BCE is calculated based on the creation of the world according to Jewish tradition.
Ignatius Donnelly
The Deluge Legends (I)
Chaldean, Syrian, Indian, Iranian, Greek, Welsh, Scandinavian and Persian Great Flood Stories
Zoroastrian
Yima and the Vara
Ahura Mazda foreseeing a catastrophic winter that would devastate the world. This winter, known as the evil winter
In Genesis lifespan decreases after the Deluge. Before the flood some people lived for several hundred years
Races
Little People
The little people would eventually integrate into other African races such as the Bergdama and the Bushman
Various religious traditions and mythologies have diverse beliefs about celestial beings or angels, like the Elohim and Seraphim.
Ahura Mazda, also known as Oromasdes or Ahuramazda, is an important god in Zoroastrianism, an ancient religion.