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Myths featuring Themis

Explore myths where Themis appears across cultures, conflicts, sacred places, and recurring themes.

1 myth currently featured for Themis.

Deucalion and Pyrrha Surviving the Great Flood

🏛️ Greek MythologyMount Parnassus, GreeceDeucalion • Pyrrha • Zeus

Following the corruption of the Bronze Age, Zeus decided to cleanse the earth with a massive deluge. Deucalion and Pyrrha, the only two humans who remained pious and humble, were warned by Prometheus to build an ark. After surviving the flood on Mount Parnassus, they repopulated the world by throwing stones—the 'bones' of Mother Earth—over their shoulders, which transformed into a new race of...