ξανθός

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ἔργοισι χρηστός, οὐ λόγοις ἔφυν μόνον → a friend in deeds, and not in words alone

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Full diacritics: ξανθός Medium diacritics: ξανθός Low diacritics: ξανθός Capitals: ΞΑΝΘΟΣ
Transliteration A: xanthós Transliteration B: xanthos Transliteration C: ksanthos Beta Code: canqo/s

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   A yellow, of various shades, freq. with a tinge of red, brown, auburn, λαμπρὸν ἐρυθρῷ λευκῷ τε μειγνύμενον Pl.Ti.68b ; ἔστι δὲ τὸ ξ. ἐν τῇ ἴριδι χρῶμα μεταξὺ τοῦ τε φοινικοῦ καὶ πρασίνου χρώματος Arist.Mete.375a11 ; ξανθὸν ἐρεύθεσθαι AP12.97 (Antip.) : in Ep. mostly used of fair, golden hair, ξ. κόμη, χαίτη, of Achilles, Il.1.197, 23.141 ; ξ. τρίχες, of Odysseus, Od.13.399,431 ; κάρη ξ. Μενέλαος (but usu. ξ. M. alone) 15.133 ; also of women, ξ. Ἀγαμήδη Il.11.740 ; Ἀριάδνη Hes.Th.947 (but ξ. Δημήτηρ golden corn, Il.5.500, etc.) ; so later, of Helen, Sapph.Supp.13.5 ; of Athena and the Graces, Pi.N.10.7, 5.54 ; of Harmonia, E.Med.834 (lyr.) (but in later Gr. of complexion, Cleom.2.1) ; of dyed hair, τὴν γυναῖκα τὴν σώφρον' οὐ δεῖ τὰς τρίχας ξ. ποιεῖν Men.610 ; also of horses, bay, ἵππων ξ. κάρηνα Il.9.407, cf. 11.680 ; ξ. πῶλοι Alc.Supp.8.14, S.El.705 ; βοῶν ξανθὰς ἀγέλας Pi. P.4.149 ; ξ. λέων Id.Fr.237 ; πώλου δίκην, ἥ τις . . θέρος θερισθῇ ξανθὸν αὐχένων ἄπο S.Fr.659.4, etc.    2 after Hom. of all kinds of objects, ἄρτοι ξ. Xenoph.1.9 ; ξανθῶν σπονδὰς μελιτῶν v.l. in Emp. 128.7 ; ἴων ξ. ἀκτῖνες Pi.O.6.55 ; ξ. νεφέλα, of gold, ib.7.49 ; μέλι Simon.47 ; φλόξ B.Fr.3.4 ; ἀκτῖνες πυρός Sopat.13 ; ἐλαία A.Pers.617 ; of wine, ξ. Ἀφροδισία λάταξ S.Fr.277 (lyr.) ; of a roast pigeon, Ar. Ach.1106 ; ξανθαῖσιν αὔραις ἀγάλλεται exults in its yellow fragrance, of a fried fish, Antiph.217.22 : in Medic., freq. of bile, Hp.VM19, etc. : Comp. -ότερος Pl.R.617a : Sup. -ότατος, βόστρυχοι Pherecr. 189.    II Ξάνθος, parox., as pr. n.,    1 a stream of the Troad, so called by gods, by men Scamander, Il.20.74, etc.    2 a horse of Achilles, Bayard, the other being Βαλίος, Piebald, 16.149.    3 name of a man, D.H.1.28, etc.    4 fem., a city of Lycia, Hdt.1.176, etc.