Xanthus
βορβόρῳ δ' ὕδωρ λαμπρὸν μιαίνων οὔποθ' εὑρήσεις ποτόν → once limpid waters are stained with mud, you'll never find a drink
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Xanthus: i, m., = Ξάνθος,
I the name of several rivers.
I A river of Troas, confounded by many with the Scamander, Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 124; 2, 103, 106, § 230; Verg. A. 1, 473; 5, 634 al.; Ov. M. 2, 245; 9, 646; Vitr. 8, 3 med.—
II A river in Lycia, near a town of the same name, now Essenide, Mel. 1, 15, 3; Verg. A. 4, 143; id. Cul. 14; Hor. C. 4, 6, 26; Plin. 5, 27, 28, § 100; 6, 34, 39, § 214.—
III A small stream in Epirus, Verg. A. 3, 350.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Xanthus¹² (-ŏs,) ī, m. (Ξάνθος),
1 rivière de Troie [appelée aussi Scamandre] : Virg. En. 1, 473 ; Plin. 5, 124 ; 2, 230
2 rivière de Lycie : Mela 1, 82 ; Virg. En. 4, 143 ; Hor. O. 4, 6, 26
3 petite rivière d’Épire : Virg. En. 3, 350.
Wikipedia EN
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.
- Xanthus, one of the twelve sons of the god Pan who were allied with Dionysus.
Human
- Xanthus, an Argive prince as son of King Triopas and Oreasis.
- Xanthus, a Trojan warrior and son of Phaenops. Together with his twin brother Thoon, they were killed by Diomedes during the Trojan War.
- Xanthos (King of Thebes), the son of Ptolemy, killed by Andropompus or Melanthus.
- Xanthus, a son of Aegyptus who was killed by the Danaid Arcadia.
- Xanthus, a Theban prince as one of the Niobids, children of King Amphion and Niobe, daughter of King Tantalus of Lydia. He was the brother of Alalcomeneus, Eudorus, Argeius, Lysippus, Phereus, Pelopia, Chione, Clytia, Hore, Lamippe and Melia.
- Xanthus, lover of Alcinoe, who left her family to be with him.
- Xanthus, son of Erymanthus and father of Psophis.
- Xanthus, husband of Herippe.
- Xanthus, one of the four sons of Tremiles (eponym of Tremile=Lycia) and the nymph Praxidike, daughter of Ogygus. His three brothers were Tloos, Pinarus and Cragus.
- Xanthus, husband of Laodamia, daughter of Bellerophon and by her father of Sarpedon who fought in the Trojan War.
- Xanthus, father of Glaucippe, possible mother of Hecuba. He may be the same as the above river-god Xanthus (Scamander).
Equine
- Xanthus, one of Achilles' two horses; see Balius and Xanthus.
- Xanthus, one of Hector's horses.
