Pyrrha
heroWife of Deucalion and daughter of Epimetheus who survived the great flood and helped repopulate the earth by throwing stones.
The Myth
She threw stones over her shoulder and they became women — the entire female population of the post-flood world emerged from rocks. Pyrrha and Deucalion were the sole survivors of Zeus's flood, floating in a wooden chest for nine days. When an oracle said to throw the bones of their mother behind them, Pyrrha was horrified — until Deucalion reasoned that their mother was Gaia, and her bones were stones. Pyrrha's stones became women; Deucalion's became men. Her father Epimetheus and mother Pandora had both contributed to humanity's downfall, but Pyrrha reversed the damage. She is the second mother of all humanity in Greek myth. Her name means "red" or "fire-haired," connecting her to Prometheus's stolen fire through lineage.
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Fun Fact
Pyrrha is the granddaughter of Prometheus AND the daughter of Pandora — fire-bringer and doom-bringer united in one lineage.
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Deucalion (Flood)
heroSon of Prometheus who survived Zeus's great flood by building an ark on his father's advice, then...
Deucalion
heroDeucalion survived Zeus's flood and repopulated the earth by throwing stones.
Hellen
heroSon of Deucalion and Pyrrha, ancestor of all Greek peoples, whose name gave the Greeks their own...
Pandora
heroThe first mortal woman, created by the gods as a beautiful punishment for mankind. When she opened...
Deucalion's Flood
conceptThe Greek deluge myth in which Zeus destroyed corrupt humanity with a great flood, sparing only the...
Epimetheus
titanEpimetheus was Prometheus's dim-witted brother whose name means "afterthought" — he accepted...
Helle
heroDaughter of Athamas who fell from the golden ram into the strait that bears her name — the...
Prometheus (Culture Hero)
heroPrometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humanity, for which Zeus chained him to a rock...
Lycaon
heroLycaon was the king of Arcadia who tested Zeus by serving him human flesh at a banquet — and was...
Gaia
primordialGaia was the primordial Earth goddess, the first being to emerge after Chaos — mother of the...
Pan
godThe goat-legged god of wilderness, shepherds, and rustic music. Pan's sudden appearance caused...
Pan (God)
godPan was the goat-legged god of the wild, shepherds, and mountain meadows whose sudden appearance...