Great Flood in Greek mythology
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The Great Flood in Greek mythology is a cataclysmic deluge sent by Zeus to destroy a corrupt human race, survived only by Deucalion and Pyrrha, who then repopulate the world.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Flood in Greek mythology canonical | 2 |
| Deucalion flood myth | 1 |
| Deucalion’s Flood | 1 |
| Rhodian flood myth | 1 |
| the flood of Deucalion and Pyrrha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1960700 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Flood in Greek mythology Context triple: [Pyrrha, survivorOf, Great Flood in Greek mythology]
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A.
The Flood
"The Flood" is a 2006 pop-rock album by British band Take That that marked their successful comeback after a decade-long hiatus.
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B.
Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
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C.
Destruction of Mankind myth
The Destruction of Mankind myth is an ancient Egyptian narrative in which the sun god sends the lioness goddess Sekhmet to punish rebellious humanity, nearly annihilating them before she is tricked into stopping.
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D.
Flood
Flood is a renowned British record producer and audio engineer known for his work with influential rock and alternative artists such as U2, Depeche Mode, and Nine Inch Nails.
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E.
Zeus as a shower of gold
Zeus as a shower of gold refers to the god’s mythological transformation into a cascade of golden light or coins to impregnate Danaë while she was imprisoned.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Flood in Greek mythology Target entity description: The Great Flood in Greek mythology is a cataclysmic deluge sent by Zeus to destroy a corrupt human race, survived only by Deucalion and Pyrrha, who then repopulate the world.
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A.
The Flood
"The Flood" is a 2006 pop-rock album by British band Take That that marked their successful comeback after a decade-long hiatus.
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B.
Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish is an ancient Mesopotamian creation epic that recounts the rise of the god Marduk and the ordering of the cosmos from primordial chaos.
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C.
Destruction of Mankind myth
The Destruction of Mankind myth is an ancient Egyptian narrative in which the sun god sends the lioness goddess Sekhmet to punish rebellious humanity, nearly annihilating them before she is tricked into stopping.
-
D.
Flood
Flood is a renowned British record producer and audio engineer known for his work with influential rock and alternative artists such as U2, Depeche Mode, and Nine Inch Nails.
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E.
Zeus as a shower of gold
Zeus as a shower of gold refers to the god’s mythological transformation into a cascade of golden light or coins to impregnate Danaë while she was imprisoned.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cataclysmic flood
ⓘ
mythological event ⓘ |
| aftermath | consultation of an oracle by Deucalion and Pyrrha ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Flood in Greek mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Deucalion’s Flood
|
| associatedMountain | Mount Parnassus ⓘ |
| cause | Zeus’s desire to punish corrupt humanity ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek mythology
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greek mythology
|
| genre | etiological myth ⓘ |
| hasParallelIn |
The Flood
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Flood of Noah
Mesopotamian flood myths ⓘ |
| interpretationOfBones | stones ⓘ |
| interpretationOfMother |
Gaia
ⓘ
surface form:
Earth (Gaia)
|
| keyCharacters |
Deucalion
ⓘ
Prometheus ⓘ Pyrrha ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| motivation | destruction of a wicked human race ⓘ |
| mythologicalFunction |
moral cleansing of the world
ⓘ
reset of human race ⓘ |
| narratedIn |
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca
Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ Pindar's odes ⓘ
surface form:
Pindar’s odes
|
| opposedBy | Prometheus ⓘ |
| oracleInstruction | cover heads and throw the bones of their mother behind them ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Zeus ⓘ |
| predecessorRulerInMyth | Lycaon ⓘ |
| primaryDeityInvolved | Zeus ⓘ |
| punishmentFor |
cannibalism
ⓘ
impiety ⓘ violation of xenia (sacred hospitality) ⓘ |
| regionAffected | the whole inhabited world in Greek myth ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Heroic Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek ages of man
|
| repopulationBy |
Deucalion
ⓘ
Pyrrha ⓘ |
| repopulationMethod | throwing stones behind their backs ⓘ |
| result | near-total destruction of humankind ⓘ |
| stonesTransformedInto |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| survivor |
Deucalion
ⓘ
Pyrrha ⓘ |
| survivorsLandingPlace | Mount Parnassus ⓘ |
| survivorsLocationDuringFlood | ark-like chest ⓘ |
| symbolism |
renewal after divine judgment
ⓘ
transition from earlier races of men to a new race ⓘ |
| timePeriodInMyth |
Geras
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surface form:
age of Deucalion
|
| triggerEvent | impiety of Lycaon and his sons ⓘ |
| typeOfMyth | flood myth ⓘ |
| warnedPerson | Deucalion ⓘ |
| warningGivenBy | Prometheus ⓘ |
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Subject: Great Flood in Greek mythology Description of subject: The Great Flood in Greek mythology is a cataclysmic deluge sent by Zeus to destroy a corrupt human race, survived only by Deucalion and Pyrrha, who then repopulate the world.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Deucalion flood myth
subject surface form:
Stones of Gaia
this entity surface form:
Deucalion’s Flood
this entity surface form:
Rhodian flood myth
this entity surface form:
the flood of Deucalion and Pyrrha