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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.

    〔希腊神话〕丢卡利翁(普罗米修斯之子,在宙斯为惩罚人类的邪恶所发的一场洪水中,与其妻子皮拉幸免于难;后受命从肩头向后扔下石头,这些石头变成了人类重新居住于世)

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.

    〔希腊神话〕丢卡利翁(普罗米修斯之子,在宙斯为惩罚人类的邪恶所发的一场洪水中,与其妻子皮拉幸免于难;后受命从肩头向后扔下石头,这些石头变成了人类重新居住于世)

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