What is a central idea in “Flood Myths from Around the World” Ancient civilizations use their food myths to control their audiences with stories of vengeful gods.

Ancient flood myths show with the earliest civilizations had a low view of themselves morally and sought to please the gods through their stories.

Early flood stories provide a look at the societal stratification of humans, heroes, and gods.

Ancient flood myths gave audiences a positive way of understanding their place in the world has a new creation brought out of destruction.

d. murder of a son and cooking the son for a feast

procne murdered her son and served him to tereus, her husband and her son's father. she did this out of revenge. tereus raped her sister, philomela, and cut her tongue out to keep her from talking. philomela managed to communicate it to procne and procne sought revenge.

tantalus murdered his son and fed him to the gods because he was angry with the gods. the gods punished him by putting him in a pool of water that evaporates when he tries to drink and having fruit hang just out of his reach.

industrialization in great britain began with the global 'industrial revolution', a pioneer. industrialization in russia was the last in europe, a laggard.

great britain’s industrialization was driven by individual citizens, while russia’s was guided by the government.