Glaucus (disambiguation)

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Glaucus (/ˈɡlɔːkəs/; Greek: Glaukos, "greyish blue" or "bluish green" and "glimmering") is a Greek name. In modern Greek usage, the name is usually transliterated Glafkos. It may refer to:

People

• Glaucus of Carystus, an Ancient Greek athlete
• Glaucus of Rhegium, author of a treatise on Ancient Greek poets and musicians
• Glaucus of Chios (ca. 7th century BCE), a statuary in metal credited with invention of welding
• Glaucos of Argos, a sculptor
• Glaucus (author of Arabica), author of a treatise on the history of Arabia
• Glaucus of Samos, who wrote on Greek accent and prosody
• Glaucus (sophist), hierophant of the Eleusinian Mysteries
• Glaucus (disciple), a 1st-century disciple of Peter and teacher of Basilides
• Apollonius Glaucus, a 2nd-century Roman physician
• Glafkos Klerides, the former President of Cyprus

Geographic names

• Glaucus (river of Asia Minor), rivers in Asia Minor
• Glafkos (river), a river in Patras, Greece
• Glaucus Sinus, now Gulf of Fethiye in Turkey

In astronomy

• 1870 Glaukos, a Trojan asteroid
• Glaukos Linea, a linea on Europa

In biology

• Glaucus (gastropod), a genus of nudibranchs in the family Glaucidae

Navy

• USS Glaucus (1863), a steamship of the Union Navy during the American Civil War
• SS Glaucus (1871), a sister ship of SS Antenor (1872)
• Greek submarine Glafkos (Υ-6), a Protefs class submarine of the Hellenic Navy

Other

• Glaucus, the protagonist in the novel The Last Days of Pompeii
• Glaucus Research Group, a securities firm
• For characters named Glaucus in Greek mythology, see Glaucus (mythology)

See also

• All pages with a title containing Glaucus
• Glaucias (disambiguation)
• Glaucous
• Glauca (disambiguation)
• Glauce
• Glaucia
• Owl of Athena