Deucalion

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English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Deucalion

  1. (Greek mythology) The son of Prometheus, husband of Pyrrha. Both survived a deluge sent by Zeus to punish the human race.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Deucalion m

  1. (Greek mythology) Deucalion

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Deucaliōn m (genitive Deucaliōnis); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) The son of Prometheus; ancient sources name his mother as Clymene, Hesione, or Pronoia.

Declension

Third-declension noun.