Xanthus

American  

[zan-thuhs] / ˈzæn θəs /

noun

1. an ancient city of Lycia, in SW Asia Minor, near the mouth of the Xanthus River: site of archaeological remains.

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Xanthus British  

/ ˈzænθəs /

noun

1. the chief city of ancient Lycia in SW Asia Minor: source of some important antiquities

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Xanthus

One was named Xanthus, an “alternative” bar where the bouncer was a girl named Big Hair.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2016

Even the great river of Troy, which the gods call Xanthus and men Scamander, took part and strove to drown Achilles as he crossed its waters.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

East of the Carians, on the south coast, in the valley of the Xanthus, were the settlements of the Lycians.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Max Duncker

He entered Lycia and explored the Xanthus from the mouth at Patara upwards.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

Not otherwise, far from the plains of windy Troy, did Priam’s son build and copy, in the wild hills of Epirus: The little Troy, the castle Pergamus, The river Xanthus, and the Scæan gate.

From Stepsons of Light by Eugene Manlove Rhodes