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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Example Sentences

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

Xanthus, his supposed master, puts his wife into a passion, by bringing such a piece of deformity into her house, as our Author is described to be.

From ?sop's Fables, Embellished with One Hundred and Eleven Emblematical Devices. by ?sop

“In the ‘Iliad,’ Achilles bridges the enchanted streams Xanthus and Simois with the trunks of an elm tree.

From Cultus Arborum Phallic Tree Worship by Anonymous

On the left bank of the Xanthus stood a large residence belonging to a man of wealth, a business friend of Pathema's father.

From The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril by Balfour, Grant