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Xuthus

British  
/ ˈzuːθəs /

noun

  1. Greek myth a son of Hellen, regarded as an ancestor of the Ionian Greeks through his son Ion

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But Xuthus managed to enfold him, to his great discomfort.

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

The holy woman told Xuthus that the priest wished to speak to him, and when he was gone she held out to Ion what she was carrying.

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

As the two stood looking at each other Xuthus entered, triumph in his face and bearing.

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

Xuthus embraces Ion as his son in obedience to a command he has just received to greet as his child the first person he meets on leaving the shrine.

From Authors of Greece by Lumb, T. W.

Dorus’ share of the inheritance of Hellen lay in central Greece, north of the Corinthian Gulf, between Xuthus in north Peloponnese and Aeolus in Thessaly.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

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