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= Glauce (Princess of Corinth) = Glauce is the later name given to the unnamed, and un-staged, character of the Corinthian princess in Euripides' Medea. The plot centres around the adulterous behaviour of Jason, who leaves his wife Medea, and their two children, to marry the princess, the daughter of King Creon. As a part of her revenge plan, which later includes her murdering her and Jason's children, Medea kills the princess and her father.

As it was custom to avoid the physical representation of violence on the Greek Stage, her death, and that of Creon's, are described in hideous detail by a messenger. Medea gifts her a gown and a crown, a pretence of peace, but the items are poisoned or bewitched and they cause the princess to die horrendously. Whilst she is dying her father embraces her, only to become attached to the garment and meet a similar death. Medea's "perverse" reaction to the news of the deaths is shocking to the messenger, who tells her that he wants no part within her plans.

Unnamed Princess
The princess is not named in Euripides' Medea; instead she is noted with generic language, such as girl, bride and daughter. Her appearance is also discussed: her youth, her eyes and features such as her dainty ankles (through the messenger speech).

Naming her "Glauce"
The name Glauce appears to be transposed back to the Euripidean princess, as the name is mentioned in later notations attached to manuscripts (scholia) and in ancient Summaries of plays known as hypotheseis.