Flood
Spring up
Spring up verb - To come to one's attention especially gradually or unexpectedly.
Both terms in one sentence
- Deucalion and his wife repopulate the human race after The Great Flood by tossing rocks over their shoulders, causing whole intelligent human beings to spring up.
Source: Spontaneous Generation
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