The gods and goddesses in The Epic of Gilgamesh are frustrated with humans being too clamorous so they destroy all mortal humanity and later regret their own destructive doing. The gods and goddesses (immortals) were the only survivors. The flood occurred before Gilgamesh even existed, however, the combination of grieving over Enkidu's death and hearing the story about the flood led Gilgamesh to his quest to find immortality. The quest of immortality for Gilgamesh is important to him because he is one-third human though his quest is also selfish- out of fear for his own death.
In Genesis 6-9, God expresses his anger of the sins His people are committing by creating a flood. God only chooses Noah, his family, and two of every animal to survive. God's frustration was based on the broken covenant He made with his people to remain loyal and truthful to. God's decision to wipe out all humanity except for the chosen was intentional. At the end He promised He would never destroy the Earth again by flood.
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