GLAUCUS

(Or. yXxvxos, blue.) In Grecian Mythology, the name of a marine deity, the son, according to some of the genealogists, of Neptune, and one of the Naiads; according to others, of Polybius and Alcyone. He enjoyed the power of prophecy. In Zoology, Glaucus is the name of a genus of Nudibranchiate MoUusks, remarkable for their beautiful azure tint. The species of Glaucus are found in the warmer latitudes floating in the open sea. [s. 530]