Deucalion

American  

[doo-key-lee-uhn, dyoo-] / duˈkeɪ li ən, dyu- /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a son of Prometheus who survived the Deluge to regenerate the human race.

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Deucalion British  

/ djuːˈkeɪlɪən /

noun

1. the son of Prometheus and, with his wife Pyrrha, the only survivor on earth of a flood sent by Zeus ( Deucalion's flood ). Together, they were allowed to repopulate the world by throwing stones over their shoulders, which became men and women

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Example Sentences

Deucalion was forced to agree that she was right, but he tried to think out what might lie behind the words and suddenly he saw their meaning.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Pyrrha and Deucalion came down from Parnassus, the only living creatures in a dead world.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

They were Deucalion and Pyrrha—he Prometheus’ son, and she his niece, the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Be that as it may, the different narratives were reconciled by admitting three successive Deluges, those of Ogyges, Deucalion, and Dardanos.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various

Here I thought Deucalion and Pyrrha must have failed to convert stones into people, but continued throwing, even to the tiring of Jupiter's patience.

From Rambles with John Burroughs by Loach, Robert John de