Deucalion

[ doo-key-lee-uh n, dyoo- ]

/ duˈkeɪ li ən, dyu- /

noun Classical Mythology.

a son of Prometheus who survived the Deluge to regenerate the human race.

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Examples from the Web for deucalion

Deucalion and Pyrrha saw the bright waste of water sink and grow dim and the hills emerge, and the earth show green once more.
Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew|Josephine Preston Peabody
The latter story, like that of Deucalion and many others in the Greek mythology, probably had its origin in holy scripture.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
From those thrown by Deucalion there sprang up men, and from those thrown by Pyrrha, women.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens
I am glad you are not one of your gross, overfed men, Deucalion.
The Lost Continent|C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne

"We grow nervous with our married life, my Deucalion," she said.
The Lost Continent|C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne

British Dictionary definitions for deucalion

Deucalion

/ (djuːˈkeɪlɪən) /

noun

the son of Prometheus and, with his wife Pyrrha, the only survivor on earth of a flood sent by Zeus (Deucalion's flood). Together, they were allowed to repopulate the world by throwing stones over their shoulders, which became men and women

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