The Flood
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The Flood, or simply the flood, is an event, now generally believed myth, in which a deity caused a flood of gigantic proportions, which destroyed all or most of the civilizations present at the time as divine punishment.
The story of that event (variously explained) is widespread in all cultures. The stories of Noah and his ark in Genesis (6.1 to 9.17), Pyrrha and Deucalion in Greek mythology, Matsya Purana in Hinduism epic of Gilgamesh and Utnapishtim are among the most popular versions of these myths. A large part of the cultures of past and present have stories of a "great flood" that devastated the ancient civilizations and destroyed humanity. It is assumed that the original story of the flood Sumerian and would recall a historical event actually occurred in southern Mesopotamia, perhaps a great flood that submerged the city of Ur, and whose sediments have been found in archaeological excavations. Derives from the Sumerian tale of the Babylonian Utnapishtim.
According to the story mentioned in the Sumerian king list sovereignty was founded in the city of Eridu and later went on to Bad-tibira Larak, then Sippar, Kish and Shuruppak. Ziusudra the last king of Shuruppak, undergoes the flood Utnapishtim, forewarned by the gods, then the King Etana of Kish founded the first dynasty after the flood in the city of Kish.
Some have suggested that we can deal with extraordinary events related to the melting of ice or increasing the level of the sea after the last ice age (hypothesis physicist Vittorio Castellani). In particular the Mesopotamian area has recently assumed a prehistoric flood the Black Sea (Ryan-Pitman hypothesis). This theory was also supported by well-known journalist and writer Graham Hancock, whose thesis, even if supported by evidence specific and detailed, are considered by many scholars in the field of fantarcheologia fall.
According to other scholars (such as Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend), the flood would rather allegory behind which actually took offense at its own symbols of primitive astronomy related to changes in the position of the constellations seen generation after generation for thousands of years. These myths, connected with the seasonal rhythms of agriculture and the ancient times, are related to agricultural technologies.
The story of that event (variously explained) is widespread in all cultures. The stories of Noah and his ark in Genesis (6.1 to 9.17), Pyrrha and Deucalion in Greek mythology, Matsya Purana in Hinduism epic of Gilgamesh and Utnapishtim are among the most popular versions of these myths. A large part of the cultures of past and present have stories of a "great flood" that devastated the ancient civilizations and destroyed humanity. It is assumed that the original story of the flood Sumerian and would recall a historical event actually occurred in southern Mesopotamia, perhaps a great flood that submerged the city of Ur, and whose sediments have been found in archaeological excavations. Derives from the Sumerian tale of the Babylonian Utnapishtim.
The deluge from the Sumerians to the Bible
According to the story mentioned in the Sumerian king list sovereignty was founded in the city of Eridu and later went on to Bad-tibira Larak, then Sippar, Kish and Shuruppak. Ziusudra the last king of Shuruppak, undergoes the flood Utnapishtim, forewarned by the gods, then the King Etana of Kish founded the first dynasty after the flood in the city of Kish.
interpretations of stories about the Flood
End of glaciation
Some have suggested that we can deal with extraordinary events related to the melting of ice or increasing the level of the sea after the last ice age (hypothesis physicist Vittorio Castellani). In particular the Mesopotamian area has recently assumed a prehistoric flood the Black Sea (Ryan-Pitman hypothesis). This theory was also supported by well-known journalist and writer Graham Hancock, whose thesis, even if supported by evidence specific and detailed, are considered by many scholars in the field of fantarcheologia fall.
allegorical interpretation
According to other scholars (such as Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend), the flood would rather allegory behind which actually took offense at its own symbols of primitive astronomy related to changes in the position of the constellations seen generation after generation for thousands of years. These myths, connected with the seasonal rhythms of agriculture and the ancient times, are related to agricultural technologies.
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