"Saros" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... king was Aloros of Babylon. He was chosen by the god Oannes, and reigned supernaturally for ten sari, or 36,000 years, each saros being 3,600 years. Nine kings follow, each in this mythical record reigning an enormous period. Then took place the great deluge, 691,000 years after the creation, in consequence of the wickedness of men, who ...
— The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI. • Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton |
