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Widespread legend of a catastrophic flood that reshapes the world. Appears in both the biblical story of Noah and the Epic of Gilgamesh.

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Your new ahaThe Great Flood Myth

Flood myths appear across cultures, notably in both the biblical Noah story and the Epic of Gilgamesh. Source: Flood myth ↗

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