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Flood myth, a Rare card
A flood myth or a deluge myth is a narrative in which a great flood, usually sent by one or more deities, destroys civilization, typically as an act of divine retribution.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 79
- Power
- 153
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 240,000
Ranked #1,875 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Flood myth quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Flood myth card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Most flood myths also feature a ______ hero who "represents the human craving for life".
Answer
culture. Most flood myths also feature a culture hero who "represents the human craving for life". From the Flood myth article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Emperor Taizong of Tang. Emperor Taizong of Tang 85 · Logistic function 78 · Flood myth 74 · Beryl 71 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Parallels are often drawn between the floodwaters of these myths and the primordial cosmic ocean that appears in certain creation myths, because the floodwaters are described as a means of social cleansing or purifying humanity of its corruption, for example, in preparation for rebirth.
- Most flood myths also feature a culture hero who "represents the human craving for life".
- The oldest known narrative of a divinely initiated flood originates from the Sumerian culture in Mesopotamia, among others expressed in the Akkadian Atra-Hasis epic, which dates to the 18th century BCE.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Flood myth article was read about 240,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 79: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Flood myth
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The cards just above and just below Flood myth in the power ranking, all domains together.
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- Logistic functionRare · Nature · ATK 78 DEF 75
- WheelRare · Science · ATK 75 DEF 78
- Arabic scriptRare · Society · ATK 86 DEF 67
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Flood myth (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gustave Doré / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
