Almost all societies have at their origin some myth that sounds like the story of napestim or therno. So this idea that in those early societies had to wrestle with water, and that struggle is captured in their myths of origin. It suggests that water is really central to identity and to everything that comes after well.
As humans, we like to believe that we shape the natural world. But in reality, its laws and patterns have deeply structured our own society. To tell the story of how water has shaped humanity, on the show this week is Giulio Boccaletti, author of Water: A Biography. Check it out at http://factuallypod.com/books
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