In Greek mythology, Glaucus (/ ˈɡlɔːkəs /; Ancient Greek: Γλαῦκος, romanized: Glaûkos, lit. 'glimmering') was a Greek prophetic sea -god, born mortal and turned immortal upon eating a magical herb. It was believed that he came to the rescue of sailors and fishermen in storms, having earlier earned a living from the sea himself.

In Greek mythology Glaucus was a mortal fisherman who was transformed into a sea-god after eating a magical herb. He was the patron god of fishermen. Proteus was described as a blue-skinned merman, with copper-green hair and a serpentine fish-tail in place of legs.

Another notable merman from Greek mythology was Glaucus. He was born a human and lived his early life as a fisherman. One day, while fishing, he saw that the fish he caught would jump from the grass and into the sea. He ate some of the grass, believing it to have magical properties, and felt an overwhelming desire to be in the sea.

Glaucus, surnamed Pontius, was a sea divinity. Originally a fisherman and diver of Boeotia, he once ate a magical herb and leaped into the sea, where he was changed into a god and endowed with the gift of prophecy. Another version made him spring into the sea for love of the sea god Melicertes, with whom he was often identified.

2019年10月21日 · Intrigued, Glaucus tries eating the herb and discovers that while the herb’s magic granted him immortality, it also changes his arms into fins and his legs into a fish tail; some re-tellings simplify things by saying he was turned into a merman. While this Glaucus was initially depressed that he would have to spend eternity under the water ...

Glaucus was a sea-god from the ancient Greek pantheon. Glaucus though, was an uncommon god, for Glaucus was born a mortal. It was commonly said that Glaucus was a fisherman from Anthedon in Boeotia, although there is no consensus upon the parentage of Glaucus. Individuals named Copeus, Polybus and Anthedon were all named as father of Glaucus.

Although initially in great distress, Glaukos was calmed by Oceanus and Tethys. He learned to appreciate his startling appearance, for he was now a blue-skinned merman, with copper-green hair and a serpentine fish-tail in place of legs. And life underwater was not so bad.

Glaucus was a mortal in Greek mythology, who became immortal by eating a magical herb and turned into a prophetic god of the sea. It is uncertain who his parents were; the sources disagree and have him be a son of Polybus and Euboea, Anthedon and Alcyone , …

Curios, Glaucus ate the magical herb. The herb made him immortal, but turned his arms into fins and his legs into a fish's tail, making him a merman. At first he disliked being a God but the titans Oceanus and Tethys found him and he was quickly accepted by the other Sea-Gods who taught him the art of prophecy.

Glaucus (Greek: Γλαῦκος) was 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. Glaucus' parentage is different in the different traditions, which Athenaeus lists [1]: