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Nicomachean Ethics · Character

Glaucus

Lycian leader in Homer, cited in friendship discussions.

minor

First appearance: book i

Glaucus's tie to Diomede is one of the pressures that moves Nicomachean Ethics—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Referenced in Homer's exchange with Diomede as an example of giving without suffering injustice.
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With Diomede (friendship): In the Iliad, Diomede and Glaucus meet in battle but discover ancestral ties of hospitality, exchanging gifts as friends. In Chapter IX: On Suffering Injustice and Doing Injustice: Referenced…

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Character Web

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Relationship types

  • Friendship

Character groups

  • Philosophers, poets, and historical figures
  • Homeric exemplars of virtue

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Relationships

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In the story

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