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Xanthus
(1,334 words)

(Ξάνθος/Xánthos).

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[1] Name of several figures in Greek mythology

Name of several male figures in Greek mythology: 1) Son of Phaenops [2], who was killed by Diomedes [1] at the gates of Troy (Hom. Il. 5,152-158). 2) Son of Triopas and Oreasis. X. received a part of Lycia; from there, he settled the deserted…

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Stenger, Jan (Kiel), Robbins, Emmet (Toronto), Högemann, Peter (Tübingen) and W.T., “Xanthus”, in: Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 17 January 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e12212250>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510



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