Metamorphoses · Character
Glaucus
A fisherman transformed into a sea god, he pursues the scornful nymph Scylla and unwittingly sets in motion Circe's jealous revenge.
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First appearance: Story of Glaucus and Scylla
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Glaucus occupies the strange border between mortal and divine, a man remade by tasting enchanted herbs who now roams the sea as a lovesick deity. His devotion to Scylla is absolute but unreturned, and his appeal to…
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- Love, jealousy, and monstrous unions
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