What did ancient Greek mythology say about escaping from the flood?

In Greek mythology, Pilars (Greek: π? ρ ρ α) is the daughter of Epimetheus and Pandora and the wife of Ducarion.

When Zeus decided to end the Bronze Age with floods, only Ducarion and Pilars survived. Although Prometheus helped mankind steal fire from Olympus and was locked on the cliff of Caucasus by Zeus, he could still predict the coming of the great flood and ordered his son Ducarion to build an ark. During the flood, Ducalion and pilar's boat stopped at the only Mount Panaces that was not flooded.

After the flood receded, Ducalion set foot on land again. Ducarion received an Oracle from Simis: "Throw back the mother's bones". Ducalion and Pilars know that "mother" refers to Gaia, the god of the earth, and "bone" refers to stone. They threw the stone back according to the Oracle. Pilar's stone became a woman, while Du Kalin's stone became a man.

Mythical characteristics

1, a flood that happened in ancient times.

2. The short-term rainstorm almost flooded all the land.

Most people died, and a few people survived by floating on the water.

Survivors are a family (many of them are brothers and sisters), and they have finally multiplied and grown into human beings.

Extended data:

The flood myth circulated in later generations reflects that after the catastrophic flood disaster in a certain period in ancient times, two brothers and sisters of flood survivors got married and regenerated human beings. This myth can be divided into two systems: North and South. Generally speaking, the flood myth of Southwest China is: Leigong flood, flooding the world. Brother and sister hid in the gourd to avoid the flood. Finally, we decided to get married by means of divination such as rolling stone grinding and stone throwing. After marriage, raw meat balls gave birth to different races.

The northern flood myth says: floods flood the world. Fuxi and Nuwa (or Pangu brothers and sisters) escaped from the flood under the protection of stone lions or turtles. According to the meaning of the stone lion or tortoise, they decided to get married by rolling stone mill. Finally, the two brothers and sisters pinched the yellow clay figurine, recreated human beings and became the "ancestors" of the Han nationality.

The plot of "squeezing yellow mud" here comes from the myth that Nu Wa made people out of soil in ancient times. Later, when Fuxi married Nuwa (or Pangu brothers and sisters), the plot continued. There are traces of primitive consanguineous marriage in both systematic myths. It seems to be a reflection of the transition from group marriage to pairing marriage in primitive society in China.

Due to the different social stages reflected by the two systematic myths, the attitudes towards brother and sister marriage are also different. Early myths believed that the marriage of brother and sister was a necessary condition for the continuation of mankind. Later myths have different degrees of affirmation.

Due to the restriction of natural environment and social and cultural environment, the myth of oral flood is often constantly evolving.