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The flood theme is present in Greek mythology. The gods send a flood to wipe humanity from the Earth, for accepting the gift of fire from Prometheus. However, Deucalion is warned by his father Prometheus. He, along with his cousin/wife Pyrrha, build a large ship until is runs aground at Delphi. Having survived the deluge, they repopulate the Earth by creating men and women from rocks thrown over their shoulder, in accordance with a prophecy.

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  • The flood theme is present in Greek mythology. The gods send a flood to wipe humanity from the Earth, for accepting the gift of fire from Prometheus. However, Deucalion is warned by his father Prometheus. He, along with his cousin/wife Pyrrha, build a large ship until is runs aground at Delphi. Having survived the deluge, they repopulate the Earth by creating men and women from rocks thrown over their shoulder, in accordance with a prophecy.
  • The earliest extant flood legend is contained in the fragmentary Sumerian Eridu Genesis, datable by its script to the 17th century BCE. The story tells how the god Enki warns Ziusudra (meaning "he saw life," in reference to the gift of immortality given him by the gods), of the gods' decision to destroy mankind in a flood—the passage describing why the gods have decided this is lost. Enki instructs Ziusudra (also known as Atrahasis) to build a large boat—the text describing the instructions is also lost. After which he is left to repopulate the earth, as in many other flood legends.
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  • The flood theme is present in Greek mythology. The gods send a flood to wipe humanity from the Earth, for accepting the gift of fire from Prometheus. However, Deucalion is warned by his father Prometheus. He, along with his cousin/wife Pyrrha, build a large ship until is runs aground at Delphi. Having survived the deluge, they repopulate the Earth by creating men and women from rocks thrown over their shoulder, in accordance with a prophecy.
  • The earliest extant flood legend is contained in the fragmentary Sumerian Eridu Genesis, datable by its script to the 17th century BCE. The story tells how the god Enki warns Ziusudra (meaning "he saw life," in reference to the gift of immortality given him by the gods), of the gods' decision to destroy mankind in a flood—the passage describing why the gods have decided this is lost. Enki instructs Ziusudra (also known as Atrahasis) to build a large boat—the text describing the instructions is also lost. After which he is left to repopulate the earth, as in many other flood legends. After a flood of seven days, Zi-ud-sura makes appropriate sacrifices and prostrations to An (sky-god) and Enlil (chief of the gods), and is given eternal life in Dilmun (the Sumerian Eden) by An and Enlil.
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