Cleansing the World

All societies owe their existence, in some form or another, to the stories created by a myth or a religion. Whether these stories are used as a strict guideline for an orthodox government or relegated to churches and temples of worship, civilization has been formed around ideas laid down thousands of years ago. What is striking, however, is how similar many of these mythical and religious tales are to one another. Nearly all religions give the idea of an omnipotent being creating the world and all of its inhabitants through His/Her/Its divine will. Another main focus of spiritual myths is the idea of a conflict between the supernatural and mortal beings. Typically mankind seeks to be more powerful or more superior than is “humanly” possible, and the deities rebuke them for their pride and arrogance, using some form of judgment or a calamity to put man back in his place. In western society, we are familiar with the biblical story of Noah and the flood God used to cleanse the Earth of the wicked. What many are unaware of is the striking similarity that this tale has with a much older story, the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh. Both stories use a flood as a symbol of cleansing in an interestin

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Approximate Word count = 1235
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)