# Glaucus — Metamorphoses character guide

> Glaucus in Metamorphoses by Ovid.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0133-story-of-glaucus-and-scylla

## Snapshot

A fisherman transformed into a sea god, he pursues the scornful nymph Scylla and unwittingly sets in motion Circe's jealous revenge.

## Who they are

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 Circe for help ignites a rivalry that proves catastrophic. His stubborn fidelity, even in the face of a goddess's offer, makes him both admirable and the indirect cause of one of Ovid's most grotesque transformations.

## In the story

### [Story of Glaucus and Scylla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/chapters/story-of-glaucus-and-scylla)

A fisherman transformed into a sea god; recounts his metamorphosis and his unrequited love for Scylla.

### [Transformation of Scylla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/metamorphoses_se/chapters/transformation-of-scylla)

A sea god who loves Scylla and rejects Circe's advances.

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