Glauce
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Glauce was the princess who was to marry Jason. She died after putting on a robe and golden crown given to her by Medea's children, which were poisoned. Creon died as well when he came in contact with the poisoned garments while trying to save her.
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 199
- Historical notes
- Character in Euripides' play Medea.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In the next scene a messenger recounts Glauce and Creon's deaths. When the children arrived with the robes and coronet, Glauce gleefully put them on and went to find her father. The poison overtook her and she fell to the floor, dying horribly and painfully.”
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