Sci-Fi Noah

[Otto]

Good to know that and I'm happy that I wrote "very early SF" and not "the
first" which obviously would have been wrong.

regards

Otto


Cyrus:
> I'm with you on this. I just want to make a comment:
> The story of Noah was neither the first nor the only one to mention a
> pre-ancient deluge which devastated earth and almost wiped out human
> civilization. Another one that (being Greek) immediately springs to my
> mind is the myth of Deucalion. There are many others, as can be seen for
> example in:
> http://www.sacred-texts.com/atl/ataw/ataw204.htm
>
> I also agree with the author of the above site on his claim that: "No one
can read these legends and doubt that the Flood was an historical reality."
That coincides to my long-held view that, in the early days, mythology was
nothing more than a comprehensive way of narrating the history of past
events. This theme of human civilization almost dying (by natural disaster
or by the deeds of man) and then regenerating can be found at least as early
as in Hesiod and Plato (sorry, I haven't any specific references handy at
the moment). So, I think that the biblical story of Noah is just an echo of
older accounts and myths. The true pioneer of Sci-Fi must be Lucian of
Samosata (c.120-180 A.D.)
> See:
> http://www.angelfire.com/on2/daviddarling/Lucian.htm
>
> best regards
> Cyrus
>