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

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 Duncker, Max

Latona came as a she-wolf from the Hyperboreans to Delos: she was conducted by wolves to the river Xanthus.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

When Harpagus led his army towards Xanthus, the Lycians boldly advanced to meet him, and, though inferior in numbers, behaved with the greatest bravery.

From The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe by Bartlett, John Russell