Deucalion
heroΔευκαλίων
Greek Noah
Deucalion survived Zeus's flood and repopulated the earth by throwing stones.
The Myth
Prometheus warned him. He built an ark. Landed on Parnassus. Threw stones that became humans.
Parents
Prometheus and Pronoia
Children
Hellen
Symbols
arkstonesfloodParnassus
Fun Fact
Parallels Noah and Utnapishtim — shared Near Eastern flood tradition.
Words We Inherited
English words and phrases that trace back to this myth: