All civilizations usually have a story about a great natural disaster, and a person/people surviving through it saving the day. In this case, for the early Koreans and Mesopotamian's, it's about an tremendously dangerous flood. The Korean flood myth begins by introducing the protagonist, a young boy named Gim, first faced with a flood. In a brief overview, Gim searches for robbers who killed his father, through that he meets another boy becoming very close until being forced apart by storm. From there the boy continues meeting and separating from new people due to floods still hunting for the robbers. The myth is similar to the Epic of Gilgamesh since Utnapishtim and Gim have their life threatened by the flood, both find safety (Utnapishtim~ boat, Gim~ laurel Tree) while saving different groups of animals and humanity itself. Also to compare, they were both the “chosen one” and only main hero saving humanity after being punished by god. It differs because Gim wasn’t aware ahead of time of the flood and it happened continuously over a course time . Another reason the myths differ is that Gim has a mentor, with magic involved, who helps him defeat the robbers while challenged at the same time with the wrath of the flood. Overall these two stories are quite similar, with Utnapishtim and Gim faced with a harsh flood, saving the lives of many creatures and people.
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