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Deucalion
Deucalion , in Greek mythology, son of Prometheus and father of Hellen. When Zeus, angered by humanity's irreverence, flooded the earth, Deucalion, warned by Prometheus, survived by taking refuge with his wife, Pyrrha, in an ark. Later, an oracle told them to cast behind them the bones of their moth... Read more
Hellen
Hellen , in Greek mythology, ancestor of the Hellenes, or Greeks; son of Deucalion and Pyrrha. He was the father of Dorus, Xuthus, and Aeolus, who were the progenitors of the principal nations of the Greeks—the Dorians, the Ionians, the Achaeans, and the Aeolians. ... Read more
Deluge
Deluge , in the Bible, the overwhelming flood that covered the earth and destroyed every living thing except the family of Noah and the creatures in his ark . Archaeology has yielded little trace of the biblical flood, but some oceanographers and geophysicists have speculated that the actual delu... Read more
Prometheus
Prometheus , in Greek mythology, great benefactor of mankind. He was the son of the Titan Iapetus and of Clymene or Themis. Because he foresaw the defeat of the Titans by the Olympians he sided with Zeus and thus was spared the punishment of the other Titans. According to one legend Prometheus cre... Read more
mythology
mythology [Greek,=the telling of stories], the entire body of myths in a given tradition, and the study of myths. Students of anthropology, folklore, and religion study myths in different ways, distinguishing them from various other forms of popular, often orally transmitted, literature. Much of th... Read more

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Deucalion
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Deucalion , in Greek mythology, son of Prometheus and father of Hellen. When Zeus, angered by humanity's irreverence, flooded the earth, Deucalion, warned by Prometheus, survived by taking refuge with his wife, Pyrrha...
belly button
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...omphalos at Delphi stands upon the spot where Apollo killed the serpent Python, or upon the chasm through which the waters of Deucalion's flood drained away. The omphalos was regarded as the throne of a deity, notably the Earth Mother. It could serve as...
Prometheus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...taught him many useful arts and sciences. In another legend he saved the human race from extinction by warning his son, Deucalion , of a great flood. This sympathy with mankind roused the anger of Zeus, who then plagued man with Pandora and her box of...
Deluge
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...being found in the record of Berossus (3d cent. BC), another on a tablet of the Gilgamesh epic of at least 2000 BC See Deucalion and Ur . Bibliography: See N. Cohn, Noah's Flood: The Genesis Story in Western Thought (1996); W. Ryan and W. Pitman...
Piron, Alexis
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...of more than one speaking actor in a fairground theatre by writing a series of monologues, of which the first was Arlequin Deucalion (1722). Encouraged by their success, he sent a comedy, L'École des pères , to the Comé...
reproduction myths
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body ...particular her possession of ‘the mind of a bitch’. An alternative Greek myth involves a first man, Deucalion, with his wife, Pyrrha, repopulating the earth after a flood by throwing stones over their shoulders. Autochthony , the...
Hellen
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Hellen , in Greek mythology, ancestor of the Hellenes, or Greeks; son of Deucalion and Pyrrha. He was the father of Dorus, Xuthus, and Aeolus, who were the progenitors of the principal nations of the Greeks—the Dorians, the Ionians, the Achaeans, and the Aeolians.
Pyrrha
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Pyrrha : see Deucalion .

Dictionary entries related to "Deucalion"

Deucalion
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Deucalion in Greek mythology, the son of Prometheus . With his wife Pyrrha he survived a flood sent by Zeus to punish human wickedness; they were then instructed to throw stones over their shoulders, and these turned into humans to repopulate the world.
Disaster
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...covering flood that destroyed all but Noah ’ s family and animals in the ark. [O.T.: Genesis 6 – 8] Deucalion ’ s Flood the Deluge of Greek legend. [Gk. Myth.: Ben é t, 266] Evangeline concerns peaceful village...
Rescue
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...126] Charlotte spider that saves Wilbur the pig from slaughter. [Am. Lit.: E. B. White Charlotte ’ s Web ] Deucalion survived Zeus ’ s flood in ark. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmer-man, 85] Diana ’ s statue saved by Orestes...
Idomeneus
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Idomeneus in Greek mythology, king of Crete, son of Deucalion and descendant of Minos. He was forced to kill his son after vowing to sacrifice the first living thing that he met on his return from the Trojan war.
Dwyfan and Dwyfach
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology Dwyfan and Dwyfach, Dwyvan and Dwyvach . Welsh equivalents of Noah or Deucalion who take their names from small rivers, as told in a flood legend from the Triads . A great flood was caused by the monster Afanc...
Survival
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...Am. Hist.: Wallechinsky, 126] Crusoe, Robinson only survivor of shipwreck. [Br. Lit.: Robin-son Crusoe ] Deucalion survives flood that destroys human race. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 80] Donner Party survivors of group of emigrants to California...
Hellene
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Hellene an ancient Greek; said to be descended from Hellen , in Greek mythology, the son or brother of Deucalion.
Escape
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...escapes by being thrown into the sea as another prisoner ’ s corpse. [Fr. Lit.: Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo ] Deucalion on Prometheus ’ advice, survived flood in ark. [Gk. Myth.: Gaster, 84 – 85] Dunkirk 340,000...

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