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Deucalion

hero
Δευκαλίων
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: