"Glaucus" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... changed Ino and Melicerta into Sea Deities, under the names of Leucothoe and Palaemon. Melicerta was afterwards worshipped in the Isle of Tenedos, where children were offered to him in sacrifice. In his honor, Glaucus established the Isthmian games, which were celebrated for many ages at Corinth; and, being interrupted for a time, were revived by Theseus, in honor of Neptune. Leucothoe was also worshipped at Rome, and the Roman women used to offer up their vows to her for ...
— The Metamorphoses of Ovid - Vol. I, Books I-VII • Publius Ovidius Naso |
