Glaucus (son of Sisyphus)

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Glaukos ( Greek  Γλαῦκος ) is in Greek mythology the son of King Sisyphus of Corinth and Merope . He was the consort of the Eurynomials (or Eurymede) and father of the Bellerophon .

Wedding of Glaucos

Sisyphus courted Mestra , the daughter of Erysichthon, for his son Glaucus . He paid Erysichthon cattle, sheep and goats as the bride price and Glaukos married Mestra. Since he knew that she had often escaped from her suitors, Glaukos tied her up on the wedding night. As Poseidon's lover , however, she possessed the ability to transform herself, so fled again and returned to her father. So it came to disputes between Sisyphus and Erysichthon, which were only settled when Athene Mestra awarded Glaucus. But as soon as she arrived in Corinth, she was kidnapped by Poseidon. Glaucus now wooed Eurynome, daughter of Nisus , he fathered with her Bellerophon , Deliades, Piren and Alkimenes .

Poseidon is often mentioned as the father of Bellerophon, who is said to have fathered him (under the name Chrysaor ) and his brother Pegasus with the beheaded Medusa . In another story, the sea ​​gods Glaucos and Eurynomials are named as parents .

Death of glaucoma

Akastos of Iolkos organized funeral games for his late father Pelias . Glaucus fed his racehorses human flesh to make them livelier and kept them away from stallions, which angered Aphrodite . During the chariot race against Iolaos , Glaukos was thrown from the cart by his angry mares and torn to pieces. His corpse, or what was left of it, was buried on the isthmus of Corinth and Glaukos has since been considered a demon , Taraxippos ("horse scare"), who scared horses at the Isthmian Games .

In another version, the horses he kept on his stud in Potniai were related to the harpies and gorgons , which is why they had to be fed human flesh. They are also said to have been identical to the horses of Diomedes .

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literature

  • Karl Kerényi : The Mythology of the Greeks. Volume 1: The stories of gods and mankind (= dtv 30030). 16th edition. Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 1994, ISBN 3-423-30030-2 .
  • Michael Grant , John Hazel: Lexicon of ancient myths and figures (= dtv 32508). Unabridged, 18th edition in the text. Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-423-32508-9 .
  • Robert von Ranke-Graves : Greek Mythology. Source and interpretation (= Rowohlt's Encyclopedia 404). New edition in 1 volume, 14th edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-499-55404-6 .

Web links

  • Glaucus in Greek Myth Index (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Karl Kerényi, The Mythology of the Greeks , Vol. II, p. 70. ISBN 3-423-01346-X
  2. ^ Virgil, Georgica 3, 267
  3. ^ Karl Kerényi, The Mythology of the Greeks , Vol. II, p. 69. ISBN 3-423-01346-X
  4. ^ Karl Kerényi, The Mythology of the Greeks , Vol. II, p. 126. ISBN 3-423-01346-X
predecessor Office successor
Sisyphus King of Corinth
13th century BC Chr.
(Fictional chronology) 		Bellerophon