Prevod

1. Deucalion had two children, Idomeneus and Crete, and an illegitimate son, Molus. While Glaucus was still a small child, he chased a mouse, fell into a jar of honey, and died. When he could not be found, Minos made a thorough search and consulted oracles about how to find him. The Curetes told him that he had a three-colored cow among his herds, and that whoever could find the best comparison for its coloring would also restore the boy to him alive. When the seers were assembled, Polyidus, son of Coeranus, compared the cow’s coloring to a blackberry. Compelled to search for the boy, he discovered him by a form of divination. But Minos declared that he must have the boy back alive as well, and Polyidus was shut up with the dead child. In great perplexity, he saw a snake approaching the corpse. He struck it with a stone and killed it, fearing that he himself would be put to death if any harm came to the body. Another snake came, and when it saw the first lying dead, it went away. Then it returned carrying a herb, which it laid over the whole body of the other snake. Once the herb had been applied, the snake came back to life. Polyidus watched in wonder, then applied the same herb to Glaucus’s body and brought him back to life.

2. Even after Minos had recovered his son, he would not allow Polyidus to return to Argos until he had taught Glaucus the art of divination. Forced to comply, Polyidus taught him.

But as he was about to sail away, he told Glaucus to spit into his mouth. Glaucus did so and forgot the art of divination. Let this suffice for my account of the descendants of Europa up to this point.