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A deluge is a large downpour of rain, often a
flood .
The Deluge refers to the flood narrative in the biblical book of Genesis.
Deluge may also refer to:
History
Deluge (history) , the Swedish and Russian invasion of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1654–1667)
Deluge (prehistoric) , prehistoric great floods, some of which may have inspired deluge myths
Après moi, le déluge (lit. 'After me, the flood'), a French expression attributed to King Louis XV of France in 1757
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
Deluge (film) , a 1933 apocalyptic science fiction film loosely based on the S. Fowler Wright novel
The Deluge (film) , a 1974 Polish film based on the Sienkiewicz novel
Literature
Deluge (novel) , a 1928 novel by S. Fowler Wright
Deluge , a 2008 novel by
Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Anne Sarborough
Le Déluge (Le Clézio) , a fictional work by J. M. G. Le Clézio.
The Deluge (Tooze book) , a 2014 book by Adam Tooze
The Deluge (novel) , Potop , an 1886 novel by Nobel Prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz about the historical event
The Deluge , a 1954 pastiche story credited to Leonardo da Vinci, actually written by
Robert Payne
The Deluge , a 2007 novel by
Mark Morris
The Deluge , a 2023 novel about dystopian climate change by
Stephen Markley
Music
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
Firefighting
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See also
Topics referred to by the same term