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Pyrrha | Facts, Information, and Mythology

  • ️Mon Mar 03 1997

The daughter of Epimetheus. She was the wife and cousin of Deucalion. They were the sole survivors of the flood sent by Zeus. Pyrrha was also called Epimethis (after her father) and Titania.

References

Sources

  • Aken, Dr. A.R.A. van. (1961). Elseviers Mythologische Encyclopedie. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
  • Ovid. Metamorphoses i, 348-415.

Details

  • Variations Epimethis, Titania
  • Greek Πύῤῥα
  • Pronunciation ˈpɪrə


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Article created on Monday, March 3, 1997.

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