World catastrophes – miscellaneous — Mythoi

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World catastrophes – miscellaneous.

Mythological motifs. · World calamities and renewals. · World catastrophe. · view the constellation · filed as A1009

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Filed under World catastrophe. The world is destroyed. The incidents are usually the same whether a final destruction is thought of or a destruction which may be overcome by a renewal of the earth.

3 finer motifs beneath it

First race of men perishes when sun first rises Animate and inanimate objects attempt to destroy humanity Large stone falls from sky killing all but one couple

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Series of world catastrophes Doomsday. Catastrophes precede the Day of Judgment Calamity as punishment for sin Preservation of life during world calamity. (Cf. A1020, A1038, A1045.)Renewal of world after world calamity World calamity will begin in Palestine