Did any Bronze/Iron Age civilizations know or guess about the existence of the Ice Ages?

by rosalui

Is knowledge of the Ice Ages limited to modern times, or did any pre-modern/ancient civilizations know or guess about their existence, or even include them in their creation myths?

Many thanks!

rosalui

PS: Even if no one has an answer, I'd happily take any advice on where or how to start looking into this subject on my own. (I tried Google and came up dry.)