The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilioglaucus) is a large Swallowtailbutterfly found in temperate regions of Canada, central and eastern USA. Males are yellow and black with orange and blue markings on the hind wings. The females are black-brown with blue and reddish designs on the hind wings. Research Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Glaucus is a genus of small nudibranch molluscs, the species of which are found floating at the surface of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The body bears three pairs of lateral lobes, which are fringed with papillae and is slender and elongated. Research Glaucus
In Greek mythology, Glaucus was a sea-god, the son of Anthedon and Alcyone or else Poseidon and Nais. In Greek mythology, Glaucus was the son of Sisyphus and Merope. He owned a team of mares which he kept high spirited by depriving them of the company of stallions. When he lost the chariot-race at Pelias' funeral games the mares became so angry that they killed and ate Glaucus, whose ghost subsequently haunted the stadium of the Isthmian Games near Corinth scaring horses. In Greek mythology Glaucus was the son of Minos. As a child he fell into a jar of honey and drowned, only to be brought back to life by the seer Polyidus using a herb. In Greek mythology Glaucus was son of Hippolochus, a Lycian and together with Sarpedon, the commander of the Lycian forces allied with Priam in the Trojan War. He was killed by Aias while they were fighting over the corpse of Achilles. Research Glaucus
In Greek mythology, Merope was a daughter of Atlas, one of the Pleiades and the wife of Sisyphus of Corinth, by whom she became the mother of Glaucus. In Greek mythology, Merope was a daughter of Oenopion in Chios. She was loved by Orion, who was in consequence blinded by her father. Research Merope
In Greek mythology, according to Homer, Scylla was a monster, a daughter of Triton or Poseidon, who lived on a rock in the strait of Messina. She had necks twelve and a half feet long and heads armed with three rows of teeth with which she snatched sailors from passing ships which came too close. In later stories Scylla was a beautiful maiden beloved by the sea-god Glaucus who asked Circe for charms to help him win her love. Circe, however, in her jealousy threw magic herbs into the pool where Scylla used to bathe so that while above the water she remained human, below she was changed into a fish- like shape encircled by dogs. Research Scylla
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