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Meaning of "Deucalion" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEUCALION

Deucalion  [djuːˈkeɪlɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEUCALION

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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Deucalion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEUCALION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Deucalion

Deucalion

In Greek mythology, Deucalion was the son of Prometheus; ancient sources name his mother as Clymene, Hesione, or Pronoia. The anger of Zeus was ignited by the hubris of the Pelasgians, so he decided to put an end to the Bronze Age. Lycaon, the king of Arcadia, had sacrificed a boy to Zeus, who was appalled by this savage offering. Zeus unleashed a deluge, so that the rivers ran in torrents and the sea flooded the coastal plain, engulfed the foothills with spray, and washed everything clean. Deucalion, with the aid of his father Prometheus, was saved from this deluge by building a chest. Like the Biblical Noah and the Mesopotamian counterpart Utnapishtim, he uses his device to survive the deluge with his wife, Pyrrha.

Definition of Deucalion in the English dictionary

The definition of Deucalion in the dictionary is the son of Prometheus and, with his wife Pyrrha, the only survivor on earth of a flood sent by Zeus. Together, they were allowed to repopulate the world by throwing stones over their shoulders, which became men and women.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEUCALION


antithalian
ˌæntɪˈθeɪlɪən
Australian
ɒˈstreɪlɪən
bacchanalian
ˌbækəˈneɪlɪən
Castalian
kæˈsteɪlɪən
Daedalian
dɪˈdeɪlɪən
episcopalian
ɪˌpɪskəˈpeɪlɪən
Hegelian
hɪˈɡeɪlɪən
Lupercalian
ˌluːpəˈkeɪlɪən
mammalian
mæˈmeɪlɪən
marsupialian
mɑːˌsjuːpɪˈeɪlɪən
ordalian
ɔːˈdeɪlɪən
Pygmalion
pɪɡˈmeɪlɪən
regalian
rɪˈɡeɪlɪən
Salian
ˈseɪlɪən
saturnalian
ˌsætəˈneɪlɪən
sesquipedalian
ˌsɛskwɪpɪˈdeɪlɪən
stegocephalian
ˌsteɡəʊsɪˈfeɪlɪən
Thessalian
θɛˈseɪlɪən
vocalion
vəʊˈkeɪlɪən
Westphalian
wɛstˈfeɪlɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEUCALION

Detroit
detrude
detruncate
detruncation
detrusion
detumescence
detumescent
detune
Deucalion´s flood
deuce
deuced
deucedly
deuddarn
Deurne
Deus
deus ex machina
Deut.

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEUCALION

battalion
billion
bullion
dandelion
Heraklion
lion
medallion
million
mountain lion
multimillion
Operation Sealion
pavilion
rebellion
stallion
talion
tatterdemalion
the Great Rebellion
trillion
vermilion
vermillion

Synonyms and antonyms of Deucalion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Deucalion» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Deucalion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Deucalion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Deucalion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

丢卡利翁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Deucalión
570 millions of speakers

English

Deucalion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Deucalion
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ديوكاليون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Девкалион
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Deucalião
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Deucalion
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Deucalion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Deucalion
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Deucalion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Deucalion
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

듀 칼리 온 (Deucalion)
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Deucalion
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Deucalion
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Deucalion
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Deucalion
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Deucalion
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Deucalione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Deukalion
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Девкалион
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Deucalion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Δευκαλίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Deucalion
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Deucalion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Deucalion
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Deucalion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEUCALION»

The term «Deucalion» is regularly used and occupies the 95.851 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEUCALION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Deucalion

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEUCALION»

Discover the use of Deucalion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Deucalion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Deucalion
And why are people mysteriously dying? Author Brian Caswell merges fact and fantasy in this excursion into future-history. "Deucalion "is the first novel in the Deucalion Sequence trilogy.
Brian Caswell, 2013
2
Deucalion. Collected Studies of the Lapse of Waves, and Life ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
John Ruskin, 2009
3
Deucalion Or the Future of Literary Criticism
Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Geoffrey West, 2006
4
Deucalion; King of the Golden River; [Dame Wiggins of Lee]; ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Ruskin, 2010
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Deucalion; King of the Golden River; Dame Wiggins of Lee; ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
John Ruskin, 2005
6
Greek and Egyptian Mythologies
However, Deucalion and Pyrrha had parents: the cycle of generation had therefore been well under way. But we are led to believe that the fragile cogs of this process had quickly jammed. Certainly, the mother of Pyrrha is called Pandora, and ...
Yves Bonnefoy, 1992
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Deucalion and Other Studies in Rocks and Stones
This volume is a collection of Ruskin's work on Geology and Mineralogy. fully illustrated with 23 full page illustrations and as well ss many drawings within the text.
John Ruskin, 2010
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The Dublin University Magazine
The ferula may bo any rude lamp or vessel for containing fire. Pandora is the temptation by which the Epitnetheian antediluvians fell, but which the " prometheia" of Noah repelled. Prometheus, say our dictionaries, was the father of Deucalion ...
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Anaximander in Context: New Studies in the Origins of Greek ...
An example of the second case is offered by the first couple: Deucalion and Pyrrha. According to the legend, Deucalion was the son of Prometheus and Pryneia, and Pyrrha was the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora.11 A first humanity ...
Dirk L. Couprie, Robert Hahn, Gerard Naddaf, 2003
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Ancient Greek Beliefs
His name is Deucalion, and he is the son of Prometheus and Pronoia. * Similar to Noah of the Bible, Deucalion is directed to fabricate an ark because of a suspected, coming deluge. To help him, Prometheus teaches his son how to build the ...
Perry L. Westmoreland, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEUCALION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Deucalion is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ask 411 Wrestling: Did Cena and Lesnar Try to Bleed at Extreme …
For the uninitiated, Deucalion was one of the lead baddies in “The Flood,” a heel stable that served as the primary group of antagonists in ... «411mania.com, Jul 15»
2
Tbilisi Zoo enjoys first good news since fatal flood
According to Greek myth, Pyrrha and her husband Deucalion were the only people who survived a flood, sent by Zeus to punish mankind for its ... «Agenda.ge, Jul 15»
3
'Teen Wolf' Season 5 Spoilers: 'Familiar Face' Set To Return In …
Instead of a friend I would rather like to see an old villian return, more specifically Deucalion. Reply · Like. · June 4 at 6:39pm · Facebook social ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
4
Teen Wolf: What the Hell Is Happening in the First Full Trailer for …
Like, a True Alpha is implied to have to be good, so there has to be a bad one, though, you'd think Deucalion fits that bill...oh, and I guess why ... «TV.com, May 15»
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Marvel's Daredevil Review: Welcome to the Darker, Bloodier …
That was definitely Teen Wolf's Deucalion (Gideon Emery) who got his head smashed in and then chopped off with a car door. – According to ... «TV.com, Apr 15»
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Professing Faith: Epic of Gilgamesh tells flood story similar to biblical …
In last week's column we considered the ancient Greek story of Deucalion and the wonderful ark, which saved the peoples of antiquity from a ... «Redlands Daily Facts, Mar 15»
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Professing Faith: Biblical story of Noah is not the only ancient flood …
But there was one righteous man, Deucalion, who was married to a good woman named Pyrrha, the daughter of Pandora. Now, Deucalion was ... «Redlands Daily Facts, Mar 15»
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Deucalion closes debut ABS
Deucalion, DVB Bank's aviation investment fund, has closed a $667 million debut securitisation on Friday last week through an Irish special ... «Airfinance Journal, Feb 15»
9
'Grimm' fan recap: Playing with fire
You may have recognized Emery from MTV's Teen Wolf, in which he played season three's big bad, Deucalion. Grimm Trial by Fire. «Entertainment Weekly, Feb 15»
10
DVB preps $667m ABS
Deucalion, DVB Bank's aviation investment fund, is marketing its $667 million debut securitisation through an Irish special purpose vehicle ... «Airfinance Journal, Jan 15»

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