Testing the Waters of the Historically Popular Deluge Myths “The wolf swims among the sheep, the tawny lion and the tiger both are carried helplessly upon the waves ... Now unrestrained, the sea conceals the hills, and strange new waves beat at the mountaintops; the greater part are drowned beneath the waves, while those spared drowning perish of starvation.” —Ovid, Metamorphoses (Book 1, lines 420-430) Introduction:           With a massive fire consuming much of Australia, murder hornets wreaking havoc, and a global pandemic caused by an infected bat, it’s only natural to question what new disaster Mother Nature might throw our way. In recent politics, climate change and its many causes have come into the spotlight—some of which being more intense storms and the rising sea level. Assuming that the crazy ride of 2020 has more in store for the human race, a perfect example of, “what else could go massively wrong?”, can be found in the Greco-Roman myth of...