Flood Myths: Similar Ancient Greek and Mesopotamian Beliefs When I was a child in bible study school my favorite story was the chronicle of Noah's Ark. The fact that he and the animals on his ark renewed all life on earth always fascinated me. Flood myths are a reoccurring theme that is popular in many ancient and modern religions. Many theories exist that try to explain the similarities of these ideas. Carl Jung's theory of …showed first 75 words of 1324 total…

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