Xanthus
Americannoun
noun
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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
Their cities and towers, Xanthus, Phellus, Myra, Telmissus, Patara, Pinara, and Tlos were surrounded by strong walls of Cyclopian architecture, and the splendid remains are evidence of great skill in masonry.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max
Like when Apollo leaveth Lycia, His wint'ring place, and Xanthus, stood likewise, To visit Delos his mother's mansion, Repairing eft and furnishing her quire.
From Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer by Baldwin, James
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 Rhodes, Eugene Manlove
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