Glauke (melische nymph)

Glauke ( Greek  Γλαύκη ) is one of the Melian nymphs in Greek mythology .

These nymphs were born when Kronos castrated his father Uranos and blood dripped onto the earth. These nymphs emerged from the connection of the drops with the earth ( Gaia ). Glauke is only mentioned in Tzetzes .

literature

• Georg Weicker : Glauke 11th In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume VII, 1, Stuttgart 1910, Sp. 1396 ( full text ).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Tzetzes, Theogony 101.