Deucalion

Summary

Deucalion is a mythological Greek character^[1]. He ranks in the top 5% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (631 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Deucalion is buried at Tomb of Deukalion, Athens^[3].
• Deucalion's father was Prometheus^[4].
• Deucalion's mother was Klymene^[5].
• Deucalion's mother was Axiothea^[6].
• Deucalion was married to Pyrrha^[7].
• A child of Deucalion was Hellen^[8].
• A child of Deucalion was Amphictyon^[9].
• A child of Deucalion was Amphictyon^[10].
• A child of Deucalion was Orestheus^[11].
• A child of Deucalion was Thyia^[12].
• A child of Deucalion was Melantho daughter of Deucalion^[13].
• Deucalion is recorded as male^[14].
• Deucalion's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[15].
• Deucalion is part of Deucalion and Pyrrha^[16].
• Deucalion's Commons category is recorded as Deucalion^[17].
• Deucalion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Deucalionids^[18].
• Deucalion's facet of is recorded as deluge myth^[19].
• Deucalion's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[20].
• Deucalion's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[21].
• Deucalion's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Deucalion's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Deucalion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Deucalion's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[25].
• Deucalion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition^[26].
• Deucalion's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Deucalion's father was Prometheus^[4]. Mothers listed include Klymene^[5], a Greek nymph^[28] and Axiothea^[6].

Personal Life

Deucalion was married to Pyrrha^[7]. Children include Hellen^[8], a mythological Greek character^[29]; Amphictyon^[9], a mythological Greek character^[30]; Orestheus^[11]; Thyia^[12], a mythological Greek character^[31]; Melantho daughter of him^[13], a mythological Greek character^[32]; and Protogeneia^[33], a mythological Greek character^[34].

Death and Burial

Burial took place at Tomb of Deukalion, Athens^[3].

Why It Matters

Deucalion ranks in the top 5% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (631 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Who were Deucalion's parents?

Deucalion's father was Prometheus^[4]. Deucalion's mother was Klymene^[5].

Who was Deucalion married to?

Deucalion's spouses include Pyrrha^[7].