ESCHATOLOGICAL SEMANTICS OF COSMIC ACCIDENT MYTHS

Abstract

Myths of cosmic accident arise on the same motive in all peoples of the world. The increase of sins, the decrease of love for God and finally the wrath of God plays a key role in the formation of such myths. The chaotic force of water in the structure of the world flood myths which we have investigated, the result of its destructive function, leads to the destruction of the sinful human race. The belief in the creation of a new world is transformed into the leitmotif of apotheosis of such myths. The storyline of the flood myths of the peoples of Shummer, Akkad, China, Egypt and North America are based on the confrontation of sinful people. In such myths the chosen people are given as the main figures in the creation of the world.
Flood myths mountain is a place of human salvation. The mountain is a refuge for the main heroes of all flood myths. This shows that although the myth of the whole flood is different in content among the peoples of the world, the place – the end is the same. The savior heroes are the mythological image of each nation. Despite this the nature of the flood does not change. In its essence, goodness triumphs over evil.