Gilgamesh himself was described as a lustful, violent demigod, or part god, part man. Aztec mythology tells of an ancient world inhabited by giants and of a great deluge.
उदाहरणार्थ, गिल्गमेशच्या अक्कादी महाकाव्यात एक जलप्रलय, जहाज आणि प्रलयातून जिवंत बचावलेल्यांचा उल्लेख आहे.