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Glauce

British  
/ ˈɡlɔːsɪ /

noun

  1. the second bride of Jason, murdered on her wedding day by Medea, whom Jason had deserted

  2. a sea nymph, one of the Nereids

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This seemed to carry over onto the stage, where soprano Janai Brugger, as Glauce, proved a fine vocal foil to her rival bride.

From Washington Post Oct. 13, 2022

The play proper begins in Corinth where Jason-mean, unloving and ungrateful-has become engaged to Glauce, the daughter of King Kreon.

From Time Magazine Archive

Two were walking in the king’s garden, and they were Jason and Glauce.

From The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic

And now that his love for Medea had altered, Jason noted the loveliness of another—of Glauce, the daughter of Creon, the King of Corinth.

From The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic

And Jason said: "I said all that thou hast said, and I will protect thee, O Glauce."

From The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic

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