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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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Character groups

  • Love, jealousy, and monstrous unions
  • Tragic lovers and unfulfilled desire

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of Telethusa’s de…

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