I.son of Prometheus, king of Phthia, in Thessaly, and husband of Pyrrha. He is famous on account of the deluge sent in his days by Jupiter, and as the progenitor of a new race of men, Ov. M. 1, 318 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 153; Just. 2, 6; Verg. G. 1, 62 al.: “nimiae Deucalionis aquae,” Deucalion's deluge, Ov. F. 4, 794; Prop. 2, 32, 53 (3, 30, 53 M.).—Hence, Deucălĭōnēus , a, um, adj., of Deucalion: “undae,” Ov. M. 7, 356: “imbres,” Luc. 1, 653: cautes, Col. poet. 10, 67.
Deucălĭon , ōnis, m., Δευκαλίων,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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