Flooding myths around the world

Introduction	Pima	Andaman	Huarochiri	Miao/Yao
Hawaiian	Batak	Scandinavian	Celtic	Yoruba
Kabadi (New Guinea)	Gunwinggu	Wiranggu (Australia)	Palau Isles	Tahitian
Samoan	Quillayute	Nizqualli	Kammu (Thailand)	Shasta
Cheyenne	Lakota	Tsetsaut	Yuma	Papago
Toltec	Huichol	Malorotare	Yanomamo	Yamana
Sumerian	Babylonian	Hebrew	Australian	Chaldean
Zoroastrian	Hindu	Greco-Roman	Jicarilla (Apache)	Mayan
Aztec	Squamish	Skagit	Mandingo	People of Mount Jefferson
Yakima	Caddo	Chippewa	Navajo	Hopi

Yuma

Komashtam'ho caused a great rain and started to flood out the large dangerous animals, but he was persuaded that people needed some of the animals for food. He evaporated the waters with a great fire, turning the land to desert in the process.

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