Motif
Destruction of mankind
destruction_of_mankind
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family, within the sub-family Destruction of Humanity and Giants; Averted Extinction. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
egyptian
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The Gods of the Egyptians; or, Studies in Egyptian Mythology, Volume II INDEX / INDEX / INDEX / INDEX; lines 27883-28061 confidence: high
“Mankind, destruction of, Egyptian text of.”
The index explicitly includes an entry for “Mankind, destruction of” and identifies it as an Egyptian text topic.
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The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians PREFACE / E.A. WALLIS BUDGE. / CONTENTS / VI. THE EGYPTIAN STORY OF THE CREATION 67; lines 212-283 confidence: medium
Section VII, "Legends of the Gods," lists titles concerning the Destruction of Mankind, Ra and Isis, Horus of Behutet, Khnemu and the Seven Years' Famine, the Wanderings of Isis, and the Princess of Bekhten.
The contents list a legend titled "The Destruction of Mankind."
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