hellen is the possible second son of deucalion and pyrrha.
hellen is the possible second son of deucalion and pyrrha.
who is the possible second son of deucalion and pyrrha?
hellen
amphictyon was the second son of deucalion and pyrrha, although there was also a tradition that he was autochthonous (born from the earth); he is also said to be a son of hellen son of deucalion and pyrrha. amphictyon was king of thermopylae and married a daughter of cranaus of athens. according to some accounts this daughter was named atthis, although this conflicts with other accounts which relate that she died young as an unmarried virgin. amphictyon eventually deposed cranaus, proclaiming himself king of athens.
amphictyon
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. when the storm has cleared and the waters have subsided, deucalion and pyrrha are taken aback by the desolate wreckage of the land, and understand that they are now responsible for repopulating the earth. confused on how to carry out their destiny, they go to see the goddess themis. themis tells pyrrha that she must cast the bones of her mother to successfully reproduce. pyrrha is distraught at the idea of desecrating her mother’s honor by digging up her bones, but deucalion correctly reasons that themis is referring to great mother earth, as themis would never advise someone to commit a crime. both pyrrha and deucalion throw a stone over their shoulder – pyrrha’s turning into a woman, deucalion’s turning into a man.
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