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单词 Deucalion
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Definition of Deucalion in English:

Deucalion

proper noundjuːˈkeɪlɪənˌd(y)o͞oˈkālēən
Greek Mythology
  • The son of Prometheus. With his wife Pyrrha he survived a flood sent by Zeus to punish human wickedness; they were then instructed to throw stones over their shoulders, and these turned into humans to repopulate the world.

Rhymes

alien, Australian, bacchanalian, Castalian, episcopalian, Hegelian, madrigalian, mammalian, Pygmalion, Salian, saturnalian, sesquipedalian, tatterdemalion, Thessalian, Westphalian
 
 

Definition of Deucalion in US English:

Deucalion

proper nounˌd(y)o͞oˈkālēən
Greek Mythology
  • The son of Prometheus. With his wife Pyrrha he survived a flood sent by Zeus to punish human wickedness; they were then instructed to throw stones over their shoulders, and these turned into humans to repopulate the world.

 
 
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