Some of those flood traditions are listed in The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, easily accessed on-line.
But where do you think all the water came from? I know. We’ve discussed this before but not in connection with The Deluge, as I recall.
Well we know that the fountains of the great deep opened, we also know that it rained for 40 days and 40 nights, and I have also read speculation that comets may have also been involved. Where do you think all the water came from?
There was a .. what would you call it,, a vapor canopy that surrounded the Earth, and all that water came crashing down,, least thats what I’ve thought anyway...