Xanthus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, the name Xanthus or Xanthos (/ˈzænθəs/; Ancient Greek: Ξάνθος "yellow" or "fair hair") may refer to:

• Divine
  • Xanthus, the gods' name for Scamander, the great river of Troy and its patron god.^[1]
  • Xanthus, one of the twelve sons of the god Pan who were allied with Dionysus.^[2]
• Human
  • Xanthus, an Argive prince and son of Triopas and Oreasis.^[3]
  • Xanthus, a Trojan warrior and son of Phaenops. Together with his twin brother Thoon, they were killed by Diomedes during the Trojan War.^[4]
  • Xanthos (King of Thebes), the son of Ptolemy, killed by Andropompus or Melanthus.^[5]
  • Xanthus, a son of Aegyptus who was killed by the Danaid Arcadia.^[6]
  • Xanthus, one of the Niobids.^[7]
  • Xanthus, lover of Alcinoe, who left her family to be with him.^[8]
  • Xanthus, son of Erymanthus and father of Psophis.^[9]
  • Xanthus, husband of Herippe.^[10]
  • Xanthus, one of the four sons of Tremiles and Praxidike.^[11]
  • Xanthus, husband of Laodamia, daughter of Bellerophon and by her father of Sarpedon who fought in the Trojan War.^[12]
  • Xanthus, father of Glaucippe, possible mother of Hecuba.^[13] He may be the same as the above river-god Xanthus (Scamander).
• Equine
  • Xanthus, one of Achilles' two horses; see Balius and Xanthus.^[14]
  • Xanthus, one of Hector's horses.^[15]
  • Xanthus, one of the Mares of Diomedes.^[16]

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