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Meanings of deluge myth in English

Russian
библейский потоп
Portuguese
dilúvio universal
Spanish
diluvio universal
Catalan
diluvi universal
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Narrative in which a great flood destroys a civilization, commonly as divine retribution.

        библейский потоп
        Usage of deluge myth in English
        1
        The legend begins with a deluge myth; a cataclysm ended a period of human existence.
        Myth, Ritual and Religion, Vol. 1 (of 2)
        2
        Indeed, deluge myths were widespread in the "New World".
        Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
        3
        (1) An example of a Deluge myth in Africa, where M. Lenormant found none.
        Myth, Ritual and Religion, Vol. 1 (of 2)