Glaucus (son of Minos)

Also known as: Glaucus · Role: son · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 3.1

Life events

• Glaucus fell into a jar of honey and drowned.(Apollodorus, Library 3.3)
  • “But Glaucus, while he was yet a child, in chasing a mouse fell into a jar of honey and was drowned.”
• Polyidus found Glaucus's body through divination.(Apollodorus, Library 3.3)
  • With: Polyidus
  • “So when the diviners were assembled, Polyidus, son of Coeranus, compared the color of the cow to the fruit of the bramble, and being compelled to seek for the child he found him by means of a sort of divination.”
• Polyidus restored Glaucus to life with a herb.(Apollodorus, Library 3.3)
  • With: Polyidus
  • “Surprised at this sight, Polyidus applied the same herb to the body of Glaucus and raised him from the dead.”
• Polyidus taught Glaucus divination under compulsion.(Apollodorus, Library 3.3)
  • With: Polyidus
  • “Polyidus taught him on compulsion, and when he was sailing away he bade Glaucus spit into his mouth.”
• Glaucus forgot the art of divination after spitting into Polyidus's mouth.(Apollodorus, Library 3.3)
  • “Glaucus did so and forgot the art of divination.”

Apollodorus, Library 3.1

• parent: Minos “He begat sons, to wit, Catreus, Deucalion, Glaucus, and Androgeus: and daughters, to wit, Acalle, Xenodice, Ariadne, Phaedra;”

Apollodorus, Library 3.3

• parent: Minos “Minos had now got back his son, but even so he did not suffer Polyidus to depart to Argos until he had taught Glaucus the art of divination.”
• mentor: Polyidus “Polyidus taught him on compulsion”
• with Polyidus (Polyidus resurrected Glaucus.) “Surprised at this sight, Polyidus applied the same herb to the body of Glaucus and raised him from the dead.”

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