Geomythology

found: Work cat.: Mythology and geology, 2007(Geomythology indicates every case in which the origin of myths and legends can be shown to contain references to geological phenomena and aspects, in a broad sense including astronomical ones)

found: Wikipedia, May 1, 2007(Geomythology (legends of the earth) is analysis of mythological stories to learn about geological and other natural events portrayed in them. Even though oral traditions about nature are often expressed in mythological language, they can contain genuine and perceptive natural knowledge based on careful observation of physical evidence. The word was coined in 1968 by Dorothy Vitaliano, a geologist at Indiana University)