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|Definition=ξανθή, ξανθόν,<br><span class="bld">A</span> [[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 [[Aristotle|Arist.]]''[[Meteorologica|Mete.]]''375a11; ξανθὸν ἐρεύθεσθαι ''AP''12.97 (Antip.): in Ep. mostly used of [[fair]], [[golden]] hair, <b class="b3">ξ. κόμη, χαίτη</b>, of Achilles, Il.1.197, 23.141; <b class="b3">ξ. τρίχες</b>, of Odysseus, Od.13.399,431; <b class="b3">κάρη ξ. Μενέλαος</b> (but usually [[ξ]]. M. alone) 15.133; also of women, ξ. Ἀγαμήδη Il.11.740; Ἀριάδνη Hes.''Th.''947 (but <b class="b3">ξ. Δημήτηρ</b> [[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, [[Euripides|E.]], ''[[Medea|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 [[Sophocles|S.]]''[[Fragments|Fr.]]''659.4, etc.<br><span class="bld">2</span> after Hom. of all kinds of objects, ἄρτοι ξ. Xenoph.1.9; <b class="b3">ξανθῶν σπονδὰς μελιτῶν</b> [[varia lectio|v.l.]] in Emp. 128.7; ἴων ξ. ἀκτῖνες Pi.''O.''6.55; <b class="b3">ξ. νεφέλα</b>, of gold, ib.7.49; μέλι Simon.47; φλόξ B.''Fr.''3.4; ἀκτῖνες πυρός Sopat.13; ἐλαία [[Aeschylus|A.]]''[[The Persians|Pers.]]''617; of wine, ξ. Ἀφροδισία λάταξ [[Sophocles|S.]]''[[Fragments|Fr.]]''277 (lyr.); of a roast pigeon, Ar. ''Ach.''1106; <b class="b3">ξανθαῖσιν αὔραις ἀγάλλεται</b> exults in its [[yellow]] fragrance, of a fried fish, Antiph.217.22: in Medic., freq. of bile, Hp.''VM''19, etc.: Comp. -ότερος [[Plato|Pl.]]''[[Republic|R.]]'' 617a: Sup. -ότατος, βόστρυχοι Pherecr. 189.<br><span class="bld">II</span> [[Ξάνθος]], parox., as pr. n.,<br><span class="bld">1</span> a stream of the Troad, so called by gods, by men Scamander, Il.20.74, etc.<br><span class="bld">2</span> a horse of Achilles, [[Bayard]], the other being [[Βαλίος]], [[Piebald]], 16.149.<br><span class="bld">3</span> name of a man, D.H.1.28, etc.<br><span class="bld">4</span> fem., a city of Lycia, [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]1.176, etc.