Glaucus, Son of Minos

As a child, Glaucus drowned in a storage jug of honey while playing. He was found and revived by the seer Polyeidus. Polyeidus taught the boy the art of divining, but later caused him to forget his learning.
— Edward Tripp
His young son is lost — Minos
orders the seer to find him.
The cellar flickers round his candle:
Polyeidus contemplates, as they close,
an owl's eyes, ochre and tawny,
points to the jar brimming with honey.
A serpent swirls, re-enters the jar,
as the body is raised aloft
into a circle of lamps, faces…
"Give him life,' intones the king,
then as he breathes, "Teach him
your secrets — stay here till he learns.'
When, at last, the seer may leave,
he has Glaucus spit in his mouth,
frees him from so much wisdom.
An image of coiling light
is all the boy retains — light,
gold and sinewy, connecting him
to that sweet, curved darkness.