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|Definition=ή, όν, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[yellow]], of various shades, freq. with a tinge of red, [[brown]], [[auburn]], λαμπρὸν ἐρυθρῷ λευκῷ τε μειγνύμενον <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ti.</span>68b</span> ; ἔστι δὲ τὸ ξ. ἐν τῇ ἴριδι χρῶμα μεταξὺ τοῦ τε φοινικοῦ καὶ πρασίνου χρώματος <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Mete.</span>375a11</span> ; ξανθὸν ἐρεύθεσθαι <span class="title">AP</span>12.97 (Antip.) : in Ep. mostly used of [[fair]], [[golden]] hair, <b class="b3">ξ. κόμη, χαίτη</b>, of Achilles, <span class="bibl">Il.1.197</span>, <span class="bibl">23.141</span> ; <b class="b3">ξ. τρίχες</b>, of Odysseus, <span class="bibl">Od.13.399</span>,<span class="bibl">431</span> ; <b class="b3">κάρη ξ. Μενέλαος</b> (but usu. [[ξ]]. M. alone) <span class="bibl">15.133</span> ; also of women, ξ. Ἀγαμήδη <span class="bibl">Il.11.740</span> ; Ἀριάδνη <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>947</span> (but <b class="b3">ξ. Δημήτηρ</b> [[golden]] corn, <span class="bibl">Il.5.500</span>, etc.) ; so later, of Helen, <span class="bibl">Sapph.<span class="title">Supp.</span>13.5</span> ; of Athena and the Graces, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>10.7</span>, <span class="bibl">5.54</span> ; of Harmonia, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>834</span> (lyr.) (but in later Gr. of complexion, <span class="bibl">Cleom.2.1</span>) ; of dyed hair, τὴν γυναῖκα τὴν σώφρον' οὐ δεῖ τὰς τρίχας ξ. ποιεῖν <span class="bibl">Men.610</span> ; also of horses, [[bay]], ἵππων ξ. κάρηνα <span class="bibl">Il.9.407</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">11.680</span> ; ξ. πῶλοι Alc.<span class="title">Supp.</span>8.14, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>705</span> ; βοῶν ξανθὰς ἀγέλας <span class="bibl">Pi. <span class="title">P.</span>4.149</span> ; ξ. λέων <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Fr.</span>237</span> ; πώλου δίκην, ἥ τις… θέρος θερισθῇ ξανθὸν αὐχένων ἄπο <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>659.4</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> after Hom. of all kinds of objects, ἄρτοι ξ. <span class="bibl">Xenoph.1.9</span> ; <b class="b3">ξανθῶν σπονδὰς μελιτῶν</b> v.l. in <span class="bibl">Emp. 128.7</span> ; ἴων ξ. ἀκτῖνες <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>6.55</span> ; <b class="b3">ξ. νεφέλα</b>, of gold, ib.<span class="bibl">7.49</span> ; μέλι <span class="bibl">Simon.47</span> ; φλόξ B.<span class="title">Fr.</span>3.4 ; ἀκτῖνες πυρός <span class="bibl">Sopat.13</span> ; ἐλαία <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span>617</span> ; of wine, ξ. Ἀφροδισία λάταξ <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>277</span> (lyr.) ; of a roast pigeon, <span class="bibl">Ar. <span class="title">Ach.</span>1106</span> ; <b class="b3">ξανθαῖσιν αὔραις ἀγάλλεται</b> exults in its [[yellow]] fragrance, of a fried fish, <span class="bibl">Antiph.217.22</span> : in Medic., freq. of bile, <span class="bibl">Hp.<span class="title">VM</span>19</span>, etc. : Comp. -ότερος <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>617a</span> : Sup. -ότατος, βόστρυχοι <span class="bibl">Pherecr. 189</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[Ξάνθος]], parox., as pr. n., </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">1</span> a stream of the Troad, so called by gods, by men Scamander, <span class="bibl">Il.20.74</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> a horse of Achilles, [[Bayard]], the other being [[Βαλίος]], [[Piebald]], <span class="bibl">16.149</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> name of a man, <span class="bibl">D.H.1.28</span>, etc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> fem., a city of Lycia, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.176</span>, etc.</span>