Glaucus (son of Hippolochus)- Greek HeroHero"Leader of the Lycians"

The Golden Armor

Glaucus was the grandson of Bellerophon through the Lycian royal line and shared command of the Lycian forces at Troy with his kinsman Sarpedon. When he and the Greek hero Diomedes met between the battle lines, Diomedes challenged him to name himself, fearing he faced a god in disguise. Glaucus answered that the generations of men are like leaves, scattered by the wind and renewed each spring. Then he recounted his grandfather Bellerophon's story.

When Diomedes realized their grandfathers had been guest-friends bound by xenia, he declared they should not fight and proposed an exchange of armor instead. Glaucus gave his golden armor, worth a hundred oxen, for Diomedes's bronze, worth only nine. Homer says Zeus must have addled his wits to accept.

Fighting for Sarpedon

Glaucus fought alongside Sarpedon in the assault on the Greek wall protecting the beached ships. Sarpedon seized the battlements with his bare hands, tearing at the stones, while Glaucus scaled the wall beside him. During the fighting, the archer Teucer struck Glaucus in the arm with an arrow. He withdrew quietly so the Greeks would not see the wound and press their advantage.

When Patroclus later killed Sarpedon, Glaucus prayed to Apollo to heal him so he could fight to recover his kinsman's body. Apollo closed the wound and filled him with strength. Glaucus rallied the Lycians and rebuked Hector for failing to protect Sarpedon's corpse. The Trojan prince, stung, joined the battle over the body. In post-Homeric accounts, Ajax killed Glaucus during the later stages of the war. Bellerophon's line ended at Troy.