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==Old World Apocalypse Stories==
Cultures that discuss the end of the world sometimes differ in their timelines. In effect, for the Flood story from ancient Mesopotamia indicates that the end of the world had already happened. The story of Utnapishtim, who is similar to Noah as being the man saved by the gods from the great Flood, represents a time when the world was ending as the gods were angry. However, a different world, then one representing a new birth of cities and civilization, begins after the great Flood. Similarly, in Greek mythology, periodic waves of destruction by floods and fire occurred. The world, as it is known, 'ends' but is reborn as the gods allow a new rebirth.
==New World Apocalypse Stories==
