"Deucalion" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒuːˈkeɪlɪən/ (note: yod-coalescence), /djuːˈkeɪlɪən/ (note: non-yod-coalescence) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Deucalion.wav [US]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Δευκαλίων}} Ancient Greek Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn) Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: Greek Translations (Translations): Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Դևկալիոն (Dewkalion) (Armenian), Deukalion (Basque), Deucalió [masculine] (Catalan), Deukalion (Danish), Deukalion (Finnish), Deucalion [masculine] (French), Δευκαλίων (Defkalíon) [masculine] (Greek), Deucalione [masculine] (Italian), Deucaliōn [masculine] (Latin), Deukalionas [masculine] (Lithuanian), Deucalião [masculine] (Portuguese), Девкалио́н (Devkalión) [masculine] (Russian), Deucalión [masculine] (Spanish)
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