Apollonius_Glaucus

Apollonius Glaucus

Apollonius Glaucus

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Apollonius Glaucus (Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος Γλαῦκος) was a physician and writer who must have lived during or before the 2nd century CE, as his work On Internal Diseases is quoted by Caelius Aurelianus.[1] Nothing more is known of his life.[2] He wrote, for instance, on the significance of the types of excreted worms.[3]

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The name Glaucus comes from Greek mythology, including one sea-god.

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  1. [1]
    Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1844). The Biographical Dictionary, Vol III. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans (London). p. 171.
  2. [2]
    Smith, William, Sir (1867). A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (Vol. I). Little, Brown and Co. p. 245.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. [3]
    Eijk, Philip J. (2001). Diocles of Carystus. Brill. p. 239. ISBN 90-04-10265-5.
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