Deucalion

[ doo-key-lee-uhn, dyoo- ]

/ duˈkeɪ li ən, dyu- /

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noun Classical Mythology.

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

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How to use Deucalion in a sentence

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
All the stones that fell from the hands of Deucalion turned into men, and those that Pyrrha dropped became women.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
From the agency of Deucalion and Pyrrha, the human race took a new commencement after the Deluge.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone
Universal tradition connects the name of Deucalion with Thessaly.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone

Then Deucalion raised an altar and dedicated a temple to Hera (Atargatis) close to this very chasm.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879|Various

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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