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  2. Glaucus (son of Minos) - Wikipedia

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    Minos demanded Glaucus be brought back to life, though Polyidus objected. Minos ordered Polyidus to be entombed with the body. When a snake appeared nearby, Polyidus killed it immediately. Another snake came for the first, and after seeing its mate dead, the second serpent left and brought back a herb which then brought the first snake back to ...

  3. Minos - Wikipedia

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    Minos demanded Glaucus be brought back to life, though Polyidus objected. Minos ordered Polyidus to be entombed with the body. When a snake appeared nearby, Polyidus killed it immediately. Another snake came for the first, and after seeing its mate dead, the second serpent left and brought back an herb, bringing the first snake back to life ...

  4. Glaucus - Wikipedia

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    A statue of Glaucus was installed in 1911 in the middle of the Fontana delle Naiadi, Mario Rutelli's fountain of four naked bronze nymphs, located in the Piazza Repubblica, Rome. Ezra Pound wrote a poem titled "An Idyl for Glaucus" from the perspective of Glaucus's human lover, abandoned after Glaucus had tasted the herb and leapt into the sea ...

  5. Google launches snake game to celebrate Chinese lunar new ...

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    But perhaps the most fun is that snake game, which can be played through the Google Doodle. Though it was launched on Wednesday, when the Lunar New Year began, it can still be played now.

  6. Polyidus (son of Coeranus) - Wikipedia

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    Minos demanded Glaucus be brought back to life and ordered Polyidus to be entombed with the body. When a snake appeared nearby, Polyidus killed it immediately. Another snake came for the first, and after seeing its mate dead, the second serpent left and returned with an herb which then brought the first snake back to life. With the herb ...

  7. Glaucus (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Glaucus (/ ˈ ɡ l ɔː k ə s /; Ancient Greek: Γλαῦκος, Glaûkos means "greyish blue" or "bluish green" and "glimmering") was the name of the following figures: Glaucus, a sea-god [1] Glaucus, son of Sisyphus and a Corinthian king. [2] Glaucus, a mythical Lycian captain in the Trojan War. [3] Glaucus, son of King ...

  8. Earth Defense Force - Wikipedia

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    Earth Defense Force has roughly five separate continuities as of 2024. However, in general, all entries in the series share a similar basic premise, following the Earth Defense Force (EDF), a specialized multinational defense force established and supported by every country and staffed by the world's militaries, tasked with defending Earth and humanity from external threats.

  9. Glaucus (son of Sisyphus) - Wikipedia

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    Glaucus was the brother of Almus, Thersander and Ornytion At first, Sisyphus had tried to arrange a marriage for Glaucus with the shape-shifting Mestra , a daughter of Erysichthon , but despite the payment of valuable bride-gifts, she eluded the marriage and was taken to an island by Poseidon .