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Myths about Prometheus

Explore myths connected by the recurring theme of Prometheus across cultures, characters, and sacred places.

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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...