μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Deluge. Inundation of whole world or section.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Subsidence of earth beneath floodSerpent king causes flood by damming riversFlood because earth has become too thickly populatedFlood puts out world-fire. (Cf. A1030.)
Filed beside it
Sun and moon do not shine during delugeGreat flood lasts eight monthsLocal delugesFlood from fluids of the bodyFlood from belly. It flows from pierced belly of monsterFlood caused by gods or other superior beings. (Cf. A1018.)Pseudo-scientific explanations of the floodFlood caused to satisfy emotional needFlood as punishment

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