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Pyrrha

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

Pyrrha is the wife of Deucalion in Greek myth; together they survived Zeus’s great flood and repopulated humanity by casting stones behind them.

Detailed Definition
Pyrrha and Deucalion repopulated the earth after Zeus’s flood by throwing stones that became people. She is the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora. In poetry, she represents renewal after catastrophe, the resilience of humanity, and the mythic origin of civilization.
Example
Example in poetry:
Pyrrha, wife of Deucalion, repopulates earth by casting stones after the flood in Ovid’s Metamorphoses; In Apollodorus, she is daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora; Virgil alludes to Pyrrha’s rebirth myth in Georgics; Hesiod references the flood generation in mythic genealogies; Renaissance poetry uses Pyrrha to symbolize renewal; Modern verse employs Pyrrha to explore resilience after catastrophe.
Additional Notes
Pyrrha, wife of Deucalion, repopulated Earth after the flood by throwing “bones of Mother Earth” (stones) that became humans; her name means “red,” possibly for clay or fire—Ovid’s version emphasizes rebirth—ideal for poetry on renewal, creation from destruction, or primal humanity.
Also Known As
Red-Haired Survivor Stone-Mother of Men Wife of Deucalion
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