Deucalion and Pyrrha survived the Great Deluge of Greek mythology. When it was needed to be repopulated, he threw stones that became men and she threw stones that became women. They ruled northen Greece, mostly Thessaly.

deluge

The duration of Before the Deluge is 2.3 hours.

Deluge is a noun.

When it rains two inches in a day, I'd call that a deluge.

When the rock I threw struck the large hornet's nest, a deluge of bees came storming out and stung me.

The deluge destroyed my hat.

When we got to the bridge, we were surprised by the deluge.

Noah received advance information about the deluge and built an ark.

The sprinkling of rain quickly became a deluge.