Glaucus

Etymology

From Latin glaucus

Proper noun

Glaucus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Glaucidae – nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer latitudes, swimming in the open sea, beautifully colored with blue and silvery white.

References

• Glaucus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Glaucus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Glaucus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Glaucus at AnimalBase
• Glaucus at World Register of Marine Species
• Glaucus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Glaucus at Encyclopedia of Life
• Glaucus at National Center for Biotechnology Information

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γλαῦκος (Glaûkos), from γλαυκός (glaukós, literally “greyish-blue, bluish-green, glimmering”).

Proper noun

Glaucus

1. (Greek mythology) a Greek prophetic sea-god, born mortal and turned immortal upon eating a magical herb. It was believed that he commonly came to the rescue of sailors and fishermen in storms, having once been one himself.
2. (Greek mythology) a mythical Lycian soldier and captain in the Trojan War.
3. (Greek mythology) son of Sisyphus, and a mythical Corinthian king.
4. (Greek mythology) son of king Minos.
5. (Greek mythology) one of the sons of Priam.
6. (Greek mythology) a son of Aepytus.
7. (Greek mythology) one of the twelve younger Panes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γλαῦκος (Glaûkos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlau̯.kus/, [ˈɡɫau̯.kʊs]

Proper noun

Glaucus m (genitive Glaucī); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) The name of several figures of the Greek mythology
2. The name of several rivers of Asia Minor

References

• Glaucus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Glaucus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Glaucus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Glaucus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly