Eskimo/Inuit Legends (Folklore, Myths, and Traditional Indian Stories)
submitted 5 years ago by SecretlyHistoric from (native-languages.org)
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But then children began to be born, and men grew to be very many on the earth. They knew nothing of death in those days, a long, long time ago, and grew to be very old. At last they could not walk, but went blind, and could not lie down. Neither did they know the sun, but lived in the dark. No day ever dawned. Only inside their houses was there ever light, and they burned water in their lamps, for in those days water would burn. But these men who did not know how to die, they grew to be too many, and crowded the earth. And then there came a mighty flood from the sea. Many were drowned, and men grew fewer. We can still see marks of that great flood, on the high hill-tops, where mussel shells may often be found.
But then children began to be born, and men grew to be very many on the earth. They knew nothing of death in those days, a long, long time ago, and grew to be very old. At last they could not walk, but went blind, and could not lie down.
Neither did they know the sun, but lived in the dark. No day ever dawned. Only inside their houses was there ever light, and they burned water in their lamps, for in those days water would burn.
But these men who did not know how to die, they grew to be too many, and crowded the earth. And then there came a mighty flood from the sea. Many were drowned, and men grew fewer. We can still see marks of that great flood, on the high hill-tops, where mussel shells may often be found.
Holy. Fucking. Shit.
This kind of stuff is exactly what I've been looking for.
Thanks for posting all this!
[–]Vigte 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 5 years ago (0 children)
This one seems to imply knowledge of a round earth...
It took them a long time to get round the world; they had children, and they grew old, and then their children also grew old, until at last the parents were so old that they could not walk, but the children led them.
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You're welcome! I'm doing a lot of research right now into various mythologies. Glad I could help!
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Some great resources to research mythology: Primary Sources: https://www.sacred-texts.com
Norse Mythology: https://norse-mythology.org/
Armenian Folklore: https://www.peopleofar.com/tag/armenian-folklore/
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