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

“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

The noble ruins of Xanthus, not far from the mouth of the river of the same name, still proclaim, even at a distance, the ancient metropolis of the Lycians.

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

Herodotus does not mention him, but Xanthus the Lydian is said to have spoken of him, before the date of Herodotus.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max