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Comparative Analysis of the Motif of the Reed in the Mesopotamian Myth of the Flood and the Greek Myth of King Midas

open access: yes, 2012
The article presents a comparative analysis of the motif of reed in the Mesopotamian story of the flood and the Greek myth of king Midas. In both mythologems the reed has a very similar function: it transfers a message which cannot be uttered to any human being. In this way the reed uncovers the mystery that allows the hero to save a group of people or
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