Glaucus (mythology)
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In Greek mythology, Glaucus (/ˈɡlɔːkəs/; Ancient Greek: Γλαῦκος, Glaûkos means "greyish blue" or "bluish green" and "glimmering") was the name of the following figures:
- Glaucus, a sea-god[1]
- Glaucus, son of Sisyphus and a Corinthian king.[2]
- Glaucus, a mythical Lycian captain in the Trojan War.[3]
- Glaucus, son of King Minos of Crete.[4]
- Glaucus, one of the twelve younger Panes, offspring of Pan. He came to join Dionysus in his campaign against India.[5]
- Glaucus, son of Aretus and Laobie. He joined Deriades, along with his father and brothers, against Dionysus in the Indian War.[6]
- Glaucus, husband of Laophonte and father of Leda in some variants of the myth.[7] He may be the same as Glaucus, the son of Sisyphus if hypothetical deduction of genealogy be used.
- Glaucus, one of the Dolionians, a people living in northwestern Asia Minor. He was killed by Jason when the Argonauts came to the country.[8]
- Glaucus, a Trojan prince and one of the sons of King Priam by an unknown woman.[9]
- Glaucus, son of Antenor,[10] one of the Trojan elders, and Theano. He was the brother of Crino,[11] Acamas,[12][13] Agenor,[14][15] Antheus,[16] Archelochus,[17][18] Coön,[19] Demoleon,[20] Eurymachus,[21] Helicaon,[22] Iphidamas,[23] Laodamas,[24][25] Laodocus,[26] Medon,[27] Polybus[14][28] and Thersilochus.[27] Glaucus was rescued during the sack of Troy by the intervention of Odysseus and Menelaus.[29]
- Glaucus, one of the Suitors of Penelope who came from Dulichium along with other 56 wooers.[30] He, with the other suitors, was shot dead by Odysseus with the aid of Eumaeus, Philoetius, and Telemachus.[31]
- Glaucus, a son of Aepytus.[32]