Ancient Babylonian Flood Myth That Inspired Biblical Tale Had A Dark Twist

IFL Science

By James Felton

Published May 19, 2023

The flood story you may be most familiar with is probably Noah’s Ark, but it’s far from the only tale of a great flood sent by a god to destroy a civilization. There are eight basic plots in storytelling, not seven: Overcoming the monster, rags to riches, the quest, voyage and return, comedy, tragedy, rebirth – and religious folk escape god’s wrath by making a big boat.

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