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Manco Capac
Described as a bearded, white-skinned flood hero, who arrived at Lake
Titicaca, where he established a new kingdom. In time, however, the native
peoples rose against him, massacring many of his followers. These events forced
him to relocate the capital to Cuzco, where all subsequent Inca emperors were
obliged to trace their lineal descent from Manco Capac.
(See Ayar-chaki)Mangala
As described in Benin and Yoruba myth, he was deliberately left behind to
die on a kingdom in the Atlantic Ocean when the island sank beneath the sea,
but survived in a water-tight vessel built for himself and his followers. They
arrived on the shores of West Africa, where an earlier flood survivor, Amma,
had already installed herself as the first ruler. After her death, Mangala’s claim
to the throne was opposed by a twin brother. Pemba was eventually banished,
however, and Mangala became West Africa’s first king, from whom all subse-
quent dynasties trace their descent.
In many lands touched by the Atlantis phenomenon, ruling families com-
monly traced their lineage to escaped royalty from a cataclysmic deluge
(See Amma)Manibozho
The Algonquians’ great creation hero and survivor of the Deluge which sub-
merged the Earth. From his place of refuge atop the tallest tree at the center of
the world, the Tree of Life encountered in universal tradition, Manibozho sent
forth a crow, but it returned after several days to say that the waters had not yet
receded. Another failed attempt was made with an otter. Finally, a muskrat was
able to report that land was beginning to emerge. Manibozho swam to the new
territory, where he reestablished human society, and became the founder of the
Algonquians’ oldest, most venerated tribe, the Musk-Rat.
Manibozho was the Algonquian forefather from Atlantis. His Native American
version of the Great Flood bears some resemblance to the Genesis account, in
which Noah dispatches birds to inform him about the receding waters.Manoa
The Portuguese royal historian, Francisco Lopez, recorded his account of
an oceanic capital which once sent “visitors” to the Brazilian natives:
Manoa is on an island in a great salt lake. Its walls and roof are
made of gold and reflected in a gold-tiled lake. All the serving
dishes for the palace are made of pure gold and silver, and even