Also, when you consider the myths around the world, it becomes clear just how much similarities there are in these ancient myths the world over.

There's a level of coincidence that leads to only a few possibilities.

• These stories reflect the fears, aspirations that are ingrained into humanity at a deep level
• These stories reflect similar circumstances that occurred at local levels the world over
• These stories are the remnants of a time when there was a global society and these stories are truly global in scale and for all intentions accurate descriptions by people who may have had little grasp of what they were witnessing and applied "gods" to them.