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Deucalion

Mythology
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Son of Prometheus who survived Zeus's great flood with his wife Pyrrha by building an ark. They repopulated the earth by throwing stones that became people, the Greek flood myth.

Detailed Definition
Deucalion, son of Prometheus, built an ark to survive Zeus’s deluge and, with Pyrrha, repopulated humanity by casting stones. He embodies renewal and piety. Poets invoke Deucalion to symbolize rebirth after catastrophe, divine mercy, and the resilience of human civilization in cosmological and didactic poetry.
Example
Example in poetry:
Deucalion, Greek Noah who survived the flood with Pyrrha, appears in Ovid and Apollodorus; Poets use Deucalion to symbolize renewal after catastrophe; In Ovid, they repopulate Earth by casting stones—ideal for rebirth imagery; “Deucalion’s ark” (though not a boat) evokes divine second chances; His story offers hope amid universal ruin.
Additional Notes
Deucalion and Pyrrha, Greek counterparts to Noah, survive Zeus’s flood by building an ark. Afterward, they repopulate Earth by throwing “bones of their mother” (stones = humans). This myth appears in Ovid and Apollodorus, symbolizing rebirth and resilience. Poets use it to explore renewal after catastrophe, the ethics of divine punishment, or the metaphorical “stoniness” of human nature.
Also Known As
Deucalion|Deukalion
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