Glaucus
Glaucus was a fisherman. One day he had drawn his nets to land, and had taken a great many fishes of various kinds. So he emptied his net, and proceeded to sort the fishes on the grass. All of sudden, the fishes, which had been laid out on the grass, began to revive and move their fins as if they were in water; and while he looked on astonished, they one and all moved off to the water, plunged in, and swam away. He did not know what to make of it, whether some god had done it or some secret power in the herbage. "What herb has such power?" he exclaimed; and gathering some of it, he tasted it. Scarce had the juices of the plant reached his palate when he found himself agitated with a longing desire for water. He could no longer restrain himself, but bidding farewell to the earth, he plunged into the stream. The gods of the water received him graciously, and admitted him to the honor of their society. He lost all sense of his former nature and consciousness. When he recovered, he found himself changed in form and mind. His hair was sea-green, and trailed behind on the water. He was endowed with the gift of prophecy and instructed Apollo in the art of soothsaying.
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PS. Apollo (authority) was scorned by Cassandra. Apollo cursed Cassandra.
Glaucus was a fisherman. One day he had drawn his nets to land, and had taken a great many fishes of various kinds. So he emptied his net, and proceeded to sort the fishes on the grass. All of sudden, the fishes, which had been laid out on the grass, began to revive and move their fins as if they were in water; and while he looked on astonished, they one and all moved off to the water, plunged in, and swam away. He did not know what to make of it, whether some god had done it or some secret power in the herbage. "What herb has such power?" he exclaimed; and gathering some of it, he tasted it. Scarce had the juices of the plant reached his palate when he found himself agitated with a longing desire for water. He could no longer restrain himself, but bidding farewell to the earth, he plunged into the stream. The gods of the water received him graciously, and admitted him to the honor of their society. He lost all sense of his former nature and consciousness. When he recovered, he found himself changed in form and mind. His hair was sea-green, and trailed behind on the water. He was endowed with the gift of prophecy and instructed Apollo in the art of soothsaying.
http://www.myth.com/mythopoeia/seam_truth.html
PS. Apollo (authority) was scorned by Cassandra. Apollo cursed Cassandra.
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