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Meanings of flood 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 flood myth in English
1
The Hindoos believed in the flood myth.
Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest
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A few specimens will serve as examples of all these American flood myths.
The Myths of the New World / A Treatise on the Symbolism and Myt...
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Flood myths are found in many mythologies both in the Old World and the New.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria
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"Hasisadra's Adventure," published in the "Nineteenth Century" for June, completed his long-contemplated examination of the Flood myth.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3