The Flood Myths

The majority of the flood myths seem, in some sense, to form part of the cosmic rhythm. In a large number variance, the flood is the result of the sins or ritual faults of human beings. Sometimes it results simply from the wish of a divine being to put an end to mankind. The chief causes lie at once, therefore, in the sins of men and the decrepitude of the world by the mere fact that it exists. This is the reason why it to be recreated.