Because it was based on oral tales.
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Bodies of water, rivers, lakes. Essential for agriculture, food source, human life, transportation,
monsoon rains
He took it from The Odyssey by Homer.
In order for early civilizations to develope they needed a good source of water. With water they could irrigate their crops and improve travel. If they did not have a solid source of water to develop farming early civilizations like the Egyptians(Nile River), Mesopotamians (Tigrus and Euphrates Rivers), or Indus river civilizations would not have survived.
Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. There are actually 4 cradles of civilization: Ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, Ancient India (Indus Valley, and the near Aryan Age), and Ancient China. Following that came the 2 European civilizations of Ancient Greece, and ancient Rome. After that came the Mayans, Aztecs, and the new patterns of civilization. My Source: World History: The Human Odyssey, by Professor Jackson J. Spielvogel. I recommend you to read the book for a more thorough answer.