Pausanias' Description of Greece

Glaucus of Chios

Role: ironworker · First appears: Book 10 · Chapter 16

Life events

  • Glaucus of Chios became the first person to weld iron.(Book 10 · Chapter 16)
    • “This was made by Glaucus of Chios, who first welded iron”

Book 10 · Chapter 16

  • with Alyattes (Glaucus made the iron base of Alyattes's bowl.) “nothing now remains but the iron base of the bowl of Alyattes. This was made by Glaucus of Chios, who first welded iron”

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