Ξάνθος

English (Autenrieth)

Xanthus.—(1) son of Phaenops, a Trojan, slain by Diomed, Il. 5.152.—(2) name of one of the horses of Achilles (see ξανθός), Il. 16.149.—(3) name of one of Hector's horses, Il. 8.185. —(4) another name of the river Scamander, and, personified, the rivergod, Il. 20.40, , Il. 21.146.—(5) a river in Lycia, flowing from Mt. Taurus into the Mediterranean, Il. 2.877.