Noah
The story of Noah and the biblical Flood, has "affinities to Babylonian ... apocalyptic floods."
Chinese River Flood
"Tales of a 'Great Flood'" marked "the start of Chinese civilization."
reuters.com/article/us-china-history-
Rainbow Serpent - Aboriginal Australia
"The giver of life, due to its connection to water ... can be a destructive force if enraged."
Cassandra
"a woman in Greek mythology," "cursed to utter true prophecies, but never to be believed."
Japanese/Mongol Storms
"the kamikaze, or 'divine wind,' that twice saved Japan from Kublai Khan's Mongol fleets."
When Raven Was Killed - Native American
"They went to a river ... it was dry. They went to a lake, but ... there was no water to be found!"
Easter Island
"The island’s fragile ecosystem had been pushed beyond what was sustainable."
khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/pacific-apah/polynesia-apah/a/easter-island-moai.org
Egypt/Eastern Mediterranean - 1177 B.C.E.
Causes of the cataclysm: invasion plus, "climate change, famines, droughts, rebellions, earthquakes."
Greenland Vikings
"life would have been impossible to maintain," "essentially victims of globalization and a pandemic."
smithsonianmag.com
India/Pakistan
"The decline" was "attributed to long-term drought."
Ekoi/Nigeria
"Waters came, covered his farm, and threatened to cover the whole earth."
talkorigins.org/faqs/flood-myths.html
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
“The four riders are often seen as symbolizing … Pestilence … War, Famine, and Death.”
"Continue to contaminate your bed and you will one night suffocate in your own waste." ~ Chief Seattle
