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In Greek mythology, Deucalion was the son of Prometheus; ancient sources name his mother as Clymene, Hesione, or Pronoia. He is closely connected with the flood myth in Greek mythology. Etymology According to folk etymology, Deucalion's name comes from , deukos, a variant of , gleucos, i.e. "sweet new wine, must, sweetness" and from , haliéus, i.e. "sailor, seaman, fisher". His wife Pyrrha's name derives from the adjective , -ά, -όν, pyrrhós, -á, -ón, i.e. "flame-colored, orange". Family Of Deucalion's birth, the Argonautica (from the 3rd century BC) stated: Deucalion and Pyrrha had at least two children, Hellen and Protogenea, and possibly a third, Amphictyon (who is autochthonous in other traditions).

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Deucalion: 1995 novel by Brian Caswell · set of mythological Greek characters · supercomputer in Portugal

Overview

In Greek mythology, Deucalion was the son of Prometheus; ancient sources name his mother as Clymene, Hesione, or Pronoia. He is closely connected with the flood myth in Greek mythology. Etymology According to folk etymology, Deucalion's name comes from , deukos, a variant of , gleucos, i.e. "sweet new wine, must, sweetness" and from , haliéus, i.e. "sailor, seaman, fisher". His wife Pyrrha's name derives from the adjective , -ά, -όν, pyrrhós, -á, -ón, i.e. "flame-colored, orange". Family Of Deucalion's birth, the Argonautica (from the 3rd century BC) stated: Deucalion and Pyrrha had at least two children, Hellen and Protogenea, and possibly a third, Amphictyon (who is autochthonous in other traditions).

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).