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Pu Chou Shan
Literally, the “Imperfect Mountain,” among the oldest recorded Chinese myths
almost certainly dating from the Shang Period, circa 1200 B.C. It tells that after the
primeval goddess, Nu Kua Shih, created humanity, she worked with men and
women to build the first kingdom, and a golden age of greatness spread around
the Earth. Many years later, one of her divine princes, out of envy, fought to
overthrow her. During the heavenly struggle that ensued, his fiery head struck Pu
Chou Shan. It collapsed into the sea, resulting in a global flood that obliterated
civilization and most of mankind.
The story of Nu Kua Shih is a poetic recollection of the comet impact associated
with the deluge of Lemuria, some 3,500 years ago.Puna-Mu
Literally the “Stone from Mu,” or “green stone,” terms for jade, highly prized
by New Zealand Maoris for its association with the sea that overwhelmed their
ancestral homeland.Pur-Un-Runa
The “Era of Savages” recounted in the Inca story of Manco Capac marked a
time of decadence at the “Isle of the Sun.” The Pur-Un-Runa immediately preceded
the obliteration of this splendid island-kingdom in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
by fire and flood. Manco Capac, his wife and entourage survived by sailing to
South America. His Andean version parallels exactly Plato’s description of the
degeneracy that befell the inhabitants of Atlantis prior to their capital’s destruction.