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Of Deucalion's birth, the Argonautica [7] (from the 3rd century BC) stated: . There [in Achaea, i.e. Greece] is a land encircled by lofty mountains, rich in sheep and in pasture, where Prometheus, son of Iapetus, begat goodly Deucalion, who first founded cities and reared temples to the immortal gods, and first ruled over men.
Deucalion was the eldest son of Minos either by Pasiphae or Crete and thus grandson of Zeus. He was the brother of Acacallis , Ariadne , Androgeus , Xenodice , Phaedra , Glaucus and Catreus . By Cleopatra , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Deucalion fathered Idomeneus who succeeded him and led the kingdom into the Trojan War .
In Greek mythology, Graecus (/ ˈ ɡ r iː k ə s /; Ancient Greek: Γραικός, romanized: Graikos) was the son of Zeus and Pandora, daughter of Deucalion, and the eponym of the Graecians.
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The story of Deucalion and Pyrrha is also retold in the Roman poet Ovid's famous collection Metamorphoses. In this retelling, Jove (the Roman equivalent of Zeus) takes pity on the couple, recognizing them to be devout worshipers. He parts the clouds and ends the deluge specifically to save Deucalion and Pyrrha, who are floating aimlessly on a raft.
Protogeneia (/ ˌ p r ɒ t ə. dʒ ə ˈ n aɪ ə /; Ancient Greek: Πρωτογένεια means "the firstborn"), in Greek mythology, may refer to: . Protogeneia, a Phthian princess as the daughter of King Deucalion of Thessaly and Pyrrha, mythological progenitors of the Hellenes. [1]
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