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Deucalion was a person who survived the great flood Zeus made and he threw rocks behind him to repopulate the earth

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Who is the wife of deucalion?

Pyrrha was the wife of Deucalion.


Is Deucalion mortal?

no


What is Deucalion's Latin name?

The name Deucalion was used in Latin as well as Greek, for example by Ovid in his Metamorphoses.


What is deucalion's symbol?

stones


Who is Deucalion?

Prometheus is his father


What is deucalion power?

Deucalion was mortal, a king of the Greek regions of the Northen Opuntian Locris, Malis, Phthiotis and the Thessalian lands.


Who is Deucalion parents?

Prometheus is his father


How are Deucalion and Pyrrha related?

They were cousins.


How did deucalion pyrrha repopulate the earth?

Deucalion & his wife, Pyrraha, repopulated the earth at the instruction of Zeus, to throw stones over their shoulders.


Did Prometheus have children?

The mythological Prometheus had a son named Deucalion. Deucalion was the Greek mythology equivalent of Noah. Zeus caused a great flood while he was angry at King Lycaon. Deucalion (son of Prometheus) created a Chest (same as Ark) to save himself and his wife during the great flood.


How does Deucalion compare to Noahs Ark?

Deucalion is basically the Noah in Greek Mythology, only he is warned by his father of a flood because of Zeus's anger at humanity, and he builds an ark and rides out the flood. Deucalion and his wife through rocks behind them and they turn into the first humans after the flood.


Why does Zeus save Deucalion?

Zeus saves Deucalion because he recognizes Deucalion's piety and righteousness amidst a world filled with corruption and wickedness. As the Greek myth goes, Zeus decides to flood the earth to cleanse it of its moral decay, but he spares Deucalion and his wife, Pyrrha, to ensure the survival of humanity. Their survival serves as a means to repopulate the earth and restore a more virtuous society after the floodwaters recede.