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Glaucus (glô`kəs), in Greek mythology.

1 Sea god who loved Scylla.

2 Trojan hero who, according to Homer, exchanged his golden armor for the bronze armor of Diomed.

3 Son of Sisyphus and father of Bellerophon. He was devoured by his own horses.

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Glaucus

Name of several figures in Greek mythology. One Glaucus was the young son of King Minos; he fell into a jar of honey and died, and the court seer restored him to life with a magic herb. Glaucus Pontius was a sea god; originally a fisherman and diver, he ate a magic plant and became divine. Glaucus, son of Sisyphus and father of Bellerophon, fed his horses human flesh and was torn to pieces by them. Another Glaucus was a grandson of Bellerophon, who assisted King Priam in the Trojan War.

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Glaucus

handsome, wealthy young Greek pursued by various ladies. [Br. Lit.: The Last Days of Pompeii, Magill I, 490–492]

See : Beauty, Masculine

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Glaucus

loses love, Scylla, when she is made monster. [Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses]

See : Love, Tragic