deluge myth
narrative in which a great flood destroys a civilization, commonly as divine retribution
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Summary
deluge myth ranks in the top 0.96% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,697 views/month, #745 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- deluge myth is a type of myth[2].
- deluge myth is a type of flood[3].
- deluge myth's Commons category is recorded as Deluge (mythology)[4].
- deluge myth comprises Genesis flood narrative[5].
- deluge myth comprises Gilgamesh flood myth[6].
- deluge myth comprises Atra-Hasis[7].
- deluge myth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Flood myths[8].
- deluge myth's facet of is recorded as comparative mythology[9].
- deluge myth's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
- deluge myth's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
- deluge myth's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[12].
- deluge myth's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
- deluge myth's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[14].
- deluge myth's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
- deluge myth's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
- deluge myth's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
- deluge myth's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[18].
- deluge myth's has list is recorded as list of flood myths[19].
- deluge myth's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Narration[20].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include myth[2] and flood[3].
Use and Application
Components include Genesis flood narrative[5]; Gilgamesh flood myth[6]; and Atra-Hasis[7], a literary work[21].
Why It Matters
deluge myth ranks in the top 0.96% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,697 views/month, #745 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]