Glaucus (disambiguation)

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Glaucus (/ˈɡlɔːkəs/; Greek: Glaukos, "greyish blue" or "bluish green" and "glimmering") is a Greek name. In modern Greek usage, the name is usually transliterated Glafkos. It may refer to:

Figures in Greek mythology

Glaucus, a sea-god
Glaucus (soldier), a mythical Lycian captain in the Trojan War
Glaucus (son of Sisyphus), a mythical Corinthian king
Glaucus (son of Minos), a mythical prince
Glaucus, one of the sons of Priam
Glaucus, a son of Aepytus
Glaucus, one of the twelve younger Panes

People

Glaucus of Carystus, an Ancient Greek athlete
Glaucus of Rhegium, author of a treatise on Ancient Greek poets and musicians
Glaucus of Chios (ca. 7th century BCE), a statuary in metal credited with invention of welding
Glaucos of Argos, a sculptor
Glaucus (author of Arabica), author of a treatise on the history of Arabia
Glaucus of Samos, who wrote on Greek accent and prosody
Glaucus (sophist), hierophant of the Eleusinian Mysteries
Glaucus (disciple), a 1st-century disciple of Peter and teacher of Basilides
Apollonius Glaucus, a 2nd-century Roman physician
Glafkos Klerides, the former President of Cyprus

Geographic names

Glaucus (river of Asia Minor), rivers in Asia Minor
Glafkos (river), a river in Patras, Greece
Glaucus Sinus, now Gulf of Fethiye in Turkey

In astronomy

1870 Glaukos, a Trojan asteroid
Glaukos Linea, a linea on Europa

In biology

Glaucus (gastropod), a genus of nudibranchs in the family Glaucidae

Navy

USS Glaucus (1863), a steamship of the Union Navy during the American Civil War
SS Glaucus (1871), a sister ship of SS Antenor (1872)
Greek submarine Glafkos (Υ-6), a Protefs class submarine of the Hellenic Navy

Other

Glaucus, the protagonist in the novel The Last Days of Pompeii