Glaucus

Also known as: Glaucus son of Hippolochus / captain of the Lycians / noble Glaucus / son of Hippolochus · Family: Lycians · Role: warrior · First appears: BOOK VI

🌐 Also appears in: Greek Mythology — A Family Orrery (as Glaucus) · The Aeneid (as Glaucus) · The Metamorphoses of Ovid (as Glaucus)

In Book VI, Glaucus and Diomed recognized their ancestral ties, pledged friendship, and exchanged armor in battle: “With these words they sprang from their chariots, grasped one another’s hands, and plighted friendship.” Glaucus said that Hippolochus was his father. In Book VII, he killed Iphinous in close combat.

In Book XII, Teucer wounded Glaucus as he attacked the wall, and Glaucus left off fighting. Sarpedon took Glaucus and Asteropaeus, whom he deemed most valiant after himself, with him; the Lycians pressed closer around Sarpedon after his rebuke. In Book XIV, Glaucus was named among the princes with Hector.

In Book XVI, Glaucus killed Bathycles and rallied the Lycians. He prayed to Apollo, who eased his pain, staunched his blood, and restored his strength. In Book XVII, Glaucus called to Hector, “Come hither then, my friend, stand by me and see indeed whether I shall play the coward the whole day through as you say”.

Relationship record

Life events

• Glaucus and Diomed recognize ancestral ties, pledge friendship, and exchange armor during battle.(BOOK VI)
  • With: Diomed
  • “With these words they sprang from their chariots, grasped one another’s hands, and plighted friendship”
• Glaucus kills Iphinous during close combat.(BOOK VII)
  • With: Iphinous
  • “Glaucus, moreover, son of Hippolochus, captain of the Lycians, in hard hand-to-hand fight smote Iphinous son of Dexius on the shoulder, as he was springing on to his chariot behind his fleet mares; so he fell to earth from the car, and there was no life left in him.”
• Teucer wounds Glaucus, forcing him to abandon the attack on the wall.(BOOK XII)
  • With: Teucer
  • “Then Teucer wounded Glaucus the brave son of Hippolochus as he was coming on to attack the wall. He saw his shoulder bare and aimed an arrow at it, which made Glaucus leave off fighting.”
• Apollo heals Glaucus’s wound, staunches his blood, and restores his strength.(BOOK XVI)
  • With: Apollo
  • “He eased his pain, staunched the black blood from the wound, and gave him new strength.”

BOOK VI

• friends with Diomed (Diomed and Glaucus became friends.) “With these words they sprang from their chariots, grasped one another’s hands, and plighted friendship.”
• with Diomed (They establish reciprocal host obligations.) “Henceforth, however, I must be your host in middle Argos, and you mine in Lycia”
• parent: Hippolochus (Hippolochus is Glaucus's father.) “but Hippolochus was father to myself”

BOOK VII

• parent: Hippolochus “Glaucus, moreover, son of Hippolochus, captain of the Lycians”
• enemies with Iphinous “Glaucus, moreover, son of Hippolochus, captain of the Lycians, in hard hand-to-hand fight smote Iphinous son of Dexius on the shoulder”

BOOK XII

• friends with Sarpedon “My good friend, if, when we were once out of this fight”
• parent: Hippolochus “Glaucus son of Hippolochus”
• enemies with Teucer “Then Teucer wounded Glaucus the brave son of Hippolochus”
• with Sarpedon (interaction) “The Lycians, shamed by his rebuke, pressed closer round him who was their counsellor and their king”
• with Sarpedon (interaction) “Sarpedon was captain over the allies, and took with him Glaucus and Asteropaeus whom he deemed most valiant after himself”

BOOK XIV

• with Hector (interaction) “the princes Polydamas, Aeneas, Agenor, Sarpedon captain of the Lycians, and noble Glaucus”

BOOK XVI

• enemies with Bathycles “Glaucus ... drove his spear right into the middle of his chest”
• protégé: Apollo “Apollo heard his prayer. He eased his pain, staunched the black blood from the wound, and gave him new strength.”
• with Bathycles (interaction) “Glaucus, captain of the Lycians, was the first to rally them, by killing Bathycles son of Chalcon”
• with Apollo (interaction) “He eased his pain, staunched the black blood from the wound, and gave him new strength”

BOOK XVII

• friends with Hector “Come hither then, my friend, stand by me and see indeed whether I shall play the coward the whole day through as you say”
• parent: Hippolochus “Then Glaucus son of Hippolochus looked fiercely at Hector”

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