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There are flood stories from many cultures. The flood stories usually consist of a higher power that floods a civilization due to some act that has made the higher power angry. The stories talk about one specific family and how the flood consumes the entire globe. So many cultures have a story about a great flood that have many similar details that it is hard to not believe that it is not true, but whether the story of a great flood is true or not, it is up to the individual to decide. Judaism

Myths, some parts speculated to be true and many not, have always been part of our lives. However, as one glances across the different myths of different cultures, one can find that some portion of two different myths can be eerily similar to each other, causing one to speculate whether they have made contact with one another long time ago in history. This led to the question that people constantly try to prove: do myths that have overlapping ideas verify actual historical truths and similar culture

[Title] The concept of ravaging waters destroying all of earth except one sole man and woman is a constant theme across cultures. Almost all ethnic groups possess a story of a family surviving a flood to repopulate the rest of the world. This idea is present in the Bible, in the Gilgamesh epic, to even the Chinese. I will argue that mythological journeys across culture demonstrate a reoccurring flood theme. The first flood myth recorded was in the Gilgamesh epic. Gilgamesh was a demigod who sought

September 4, 2011 Period 2 Comparative Essay In the ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ and ‘The Biblical Flood Story’ have a very similar plot line, but many several key differences. In both stories a flood occurs, which were caused by the God/s( This shows that in Gilgamesh they were polytheistic while in the Biblical version they were monotheistic. ) to destroy the people of the earth. For both flood stories, a specific person is chosen to build an arc but for different reasons. In the Biblical story, Noah

An Analysis of Robert Frost's Once by the Pacific Most readers are familiar with the poetry of Robert Frost, but they may not be familiar with his poem "Once by the Pacific." This poem stands out from most of his popular poems, which frequently relate to rural New England life. Many critics have thus commented that his works are too simple. "Once by the Pacific," however, seems to challenge this opinion, as it is one of Frost's more "difficult" poems to interpret. Although

Atrahasis: Account of the Great Flood The relationship between gods and humanity in Atrahisis: The Account of The Great Flood seems to carry great irresponsibility. Most of the gods display the weak characteristics of humans. They whine about work, constantly complain, selfishly create humans and then wish them dead. Enki and Atrahasis, two of the main characters in the flood story (one god and one human), gain a mutual respect that displays the proper relationship between humans and the divine

“And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy the earth. Make yourself an ark…” (Genesis 6:13-14, English Standard Version) “For behold, I will bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life under heaven. Everything that is on the earth shall die.” (Genesis 6:17, ESV) “And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the

are similar. In the flood story from the ancient Hebrew writings; God told Noah, that he would be able to bring on the ark with him: himself, his wife, his children, and their wives. In all, that was a total of eight people. As well, in the story of Matsya, Manu took on his boat with him: himself and seven wise men in all totaling to be eight people. Also in Genesis it says “And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.”

Introduction: Global accounts of the Great Deluge are documented as history or legend by cultures in nearly all regions on earth. Flood myths are found not only in the current religious doctrines of near eastern societies, but also in those of the ancient civilizations of the world, ranging from the remnants of Ancient Greek and Mesopotamian tablets to the oral traditions of the Maya and Chinese. Of over 500 flood legends from a multitude of different cultures, it seems the most ancient accounts

3. Research and explain these gods or goddesses: Durga, Kali, Sarasvati, Ganeshe. The goddess Durga is the protector, vanquishing the demons that threaten Dharma. (Fisher, 2003). She is represented as a beautiful woman with multiple arms that rides a lion, wielding weapons to use to defend the good. The reason she yields so many weapons is to show that one weapon cannot kill different kinds of enemies. (Goddess Durga). Since Durga is the protector of good, she is invoked by the seeker to destroy