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Podcast: Ad Navseam
Episode: Whaddya Noah?: Deucalion, Pyrrha, and the Flood in Ovidâs Metamorphoses (Ad Navseam, Episode 82)
Description: Many civilizations around the world have traditions in which the gods get upset with mankind and water the world back to square one. The Greeks and Romans were no exceptions. This week the guys wade into Ovidâs take on all this with a look at the Greco-Roman âNoah figuresâ Deucalion and Pyrrha. After humanity Teen Wolfs its way into Zeusâ disfavor, the couple find themselves on a skiff headed for a sea-swamped Parnassus. And even when they hit dry land they have to solve a riddle to repopulate the earth. Why? Well, Themis the breaks, Iâm afraid. So how do D...