The Indo-European Flood Myth
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
mythology
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| gptkbp:describes |
a great flood sent by deities
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| gptkbp:documentedIn |
gptkb:historical_documents
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| gptkbp:example |
Bergelmir (Norse)
Deucalion and Pyrrha (Greek) Manu and the fish (Vedic) Utnapishtim (Mesopotamian, related context) |
| gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:Indo-European_cultures
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Indo-European Flood Myth
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:oral_tradition
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| gptkbp:motif |
repopulation of the earth
animals preserved hero survives in a boat or ark |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Greek flood myth
Norse flood myth Roman flood myth Vedic flood myth |
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
gptkb:Indo-European_studies
comparative mythology |
| gptkbp:symbolizes |
rebirth
cleansing |
| gptkbp:theme |
divine punishment
survival of a chosen few world renewal |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Indo-European_comparative_mythology
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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