Biography and Mythology

• Xanthicles an Achaean, was chosen to be one of the generals of the Cyrean Greeks in the place of his
• Xanthippus . 1. The son of Ariphron and father of Pericles. In B. C. 490, he impeached Miltiades on h
• Xanthippus 2. The elder of the two legitimate sons of Pericles. For an account of him, as well as for
• Xanthippus 3. The Lacedaemonian, who commanded the Carthaginians against Regulus, is spoken of in the
• Xanthus . 1. A son of Triopas and Oreasis, was a king of the Pelasgians at Argos, and afterwards s
• Xanthus 5. One of the sons of Aegyptus. (Hygin. Fab. 220.) The name Xanthus is also given to some
• Xanthus literary. 1. A lyric poet, older than Stesichorus, who mentioned him in one at least of hi
• Xanthus 2. A celebrated Lydian historian, older than Herodotus, who is said to have been indebted
• Xenaeus . the architect who superintended the building of the walls of Antioch under Seleucus I. (
• Xenagoras a Greek historian quoted by Dionysius of Halicarnassus (1.72), from whom we learn that Xen
• Xenarchus an Achaean, who was sent to Rome as an ambassador by the Achaeans, for the purpose of rene
• Xenarchus literary. 1. A son of Sophron, and, like his father, a celebrated writer of mimes. He flou
• Xenarchus 2. An Athenian comic poet of the Middle Comedy, who was contemporary with Timocles, and li
• Xenarchus 3. Of Seleuceia in Cilicia, a Peripatetic philosopher and grammarian. in the time of Strab
• Xenares a Spartan, was one of the ephors who came into office in B. C. 421. Being opposed to the t
• Xenia and the masculine Xenios are epithets of Athena and Zeus, describing then as presiding ove
• Xeniades . 1. A Greek philosopher, a native of Corinth. The age when he flourished is uncertain. Th
• Xeniades 2. A Corinthian, who became the purchaser of Diogenes the Cynic, when he was taken by pira
• Xenias . 1. A Parrhasian, was a commander of mercenaries in the service of Cyrus the younger, who
• Xenion a Greek historian, wrote on Crete, and on Italy, and probably on other countries. (Etymol.
• Xenocleia a Delphian priestess, who refused to give an oracular response to Heracles before he was p
• Xenocleides . 1. A Corinthian, the son of Euthycles, was sent in command of the Corinthian fleet again
• Xenocleides 2. A Chalcidian, who, after the expulsion of Euthymidas, assumed the direction of affairs,
• Xenocles a Spartan, was one of those who, under Herippidas, were sent out to supersede Lysander and
• Xenocles literary. 1, 2. There were two Athenian tragic poets of this name, of the family of Carcin
• Xenocles 3. A rhetorician, named Xenocles, is mentioned by Strabo, among the distinguished natives
• Xenocles artists. 1. An Athenian architect, of the demos of Cholargos, was one of the architects wh
• Xenocles 2. A maker of fictile vases, three or four of whose works, in an antique and beautiful sty
• Xenocrates historical. 1. Brother of Theron, tyrant of Agrigentum. He was victor in the chariot race
• Xenocrates 7. Of Ephesus, an historical and geographical whether writer, frequently quoted by Pliny,
• Xenocrates 8. A chronographer, who is quoted in the Etymologicunm Magnum (s. v. Ἀσσυρία), but of whom
• Xenocrates a physician of Aphrodisias in Cilicia (Galen, De Simplic. Medicam. Temper. ac Facult. vi.
• Xenocrates a statuary of the school of Lysippus, was the pupil either of Tisicrates or of Euthycrates
• Xenocrates 2. A Theban Boeotarch, a contemporary of Epaminondas. Before the battle of Leuctra, at the
• Xenocrates the philosopher, was a native of Chalcedon (Cic. Ac. 1.4; Athen. 12.530 d.; Stob. Ecl. Phy
• Xenocrates minor literary persons. 1. At the conclusion of his life of the celebrated philosopher of
• Xenocrates 2. Of Chalcedon, a relation of the celebrated philosopher, was himself a philosopher and t
• Xenocrates 3. Another philosopher, who wrote a very indifferent elegiac poem; which gives Diogenes oc
• Xenocrates 5. A writer of odes (ᾄσματα), whom Diogenes mentions on the authority of Aristoxenus. Prob
• Xenocrates 6. The author of an epigram in the Greek Anthology, on a statue of Hermes. There is no evi
• Xenocritus literary. 1. Of Locri Epizephyrii, in Lower Italy, a musician and lyric poet, who is menti
• Xenocritus 2. Of Rhodes, the author of an elegant epigram upon Lysidice, in the Greek Anthology. (Bru
• Xenocritus 3. Of Cos, a grammarian, was the first who wrote a commentary on the terms used by Hippocr
• Xenocritus and EUBIUS (Εὔβιος), sculptors, made the white marble statue of Heracles Promachos, in his
• Xenodamus of Cythera, a musician and lyric poet, who is mentioned by Plutarch (de Mus. 9, p. 1134b.)
• Xenoetas an Achaean in the service of Antiochus the Great, was despatched by Hermeias in command of
• Xenomedes of Chios, a Greek historian, mentioned by Dionysius of Halicarnassus along with Hellanicus
• Xenon historical. 1. A Theban, who was sent in command of a body of troops by the Peloponnesians
• Xenon 2. An officer in the service of Antiochus the Great, who was sent, together with Theodotus
• Xenon 4. An Achaean, a native of Patrae. He is mentioned by Polybius as one of those who counsel
• Xenon 5. An Achaean, a native of Aegium, was twice despatched to Rome, in company with Telecles,
• Xenon 2. A comic poet of unknown time, only mentioned by Dicaearchus (Vit. Graec. p. 170. s. 25,
• Xenon a painter, of Sicyon, disciple of Neocles, is mentioned by Pliny, in his list of those pai
• Xenophanes 2. An Athenian, the son of Cleomachus, sent by king Philip, the son of Demetrius, as ambas
• Xenophanes of Colophon, was the son of Orthomenes, or according to others, of Dexius (D. L. 9.18, ib.
• Xenophantus artists. 1. Of Athens, a maker of fictile vases, known by the inscription ΞΕΝΟΦΑΝΤΟΣ ΕΠΟΙΗ
• Xenophantus 2. A statuary, of Thasos, the son of Chares, lived in the reign of Hadrian, and was sent b
• Xenophilus a Greek officer who was in command of the citadel at Susa, and had charge of the treasures
• Xenophon historical. 1. A Corinthian, the son of Thessalus. He was victor at the Olympic games, bot
• Xenophon 4. A native of Antioch, the author of an amatory narrative, or collection of narratives, e
• Xenophon 5. A native of Ephesus. the author of a romance, still extant, entitled Ephesiaca, or the
• Xenophon 7. For some others of this name the reader is referred to Fabricius (Bibl. Gr. vol. iii. p
• Xenophon the name of two (or more probably three) physicians. 1. A pupil of Praxagoras (Oribas. Col
• Xenophon 2. One of the followers of Erasistratus, who lived somewhat earlier than Apollonius of Mem
• Xenophon 3. A native of Cos, and a descendant of the family of the Asclepiadae, who was a physician
• Xenophon artists. 1. A sculptor, of Athens, contemporary with the elder Cephisodotus, in conjunctio
• Xenophon 2. An Athenian, son of Euripides, was one of the generals to whom Potidaea surrendered (Th
• Xenophon 3. A native of Aegium, the son of Menephylus, a victor in the pancratium at the Olympic ga
• Xenophon 4. A conjuror, who attracted great admiration by his wonderful feats of legerdemain, such
• Xenophon 5. An Achaean, a native of Aegium. He was present, on the side of the Roman general Quinct
• Xenophon the Athenian, was the son of Gryllus, and a native of the demus Ercheia. The time of his b
• Xenophon minor literary persons. 1. An Athenian, the brother of the poet Pythostratus. He wrote a b
• Xenophon 3. A native of Lampsacus, a writer on geography, mentioned by Pliny (Plin. Nat. 4.13, 6.31
• Xerxes king of Arsamosata, in the western part of Armenia. Polybius relates that Antiochus was pr
• Xerxes a son of Mithridates, who fell into the hands of Pompey in consequence of the insurrection
• Xerxes I I (Ξέρξης), king of Persia B. C. 485-465. The name is said by Herodotus (6.98) to signify
• Xerxes Ii. Ii. (Ξέρξης), the only legitimate son of Artaxerxes I., succeeded his father as king of Pe
• Xiphares the son of Mithridates and Stratonice, was put to death by his father in consequence of th
• Xiphilinus, Georgius Georgius (Γεώργιος ὁ Ξιφιλῖνος), patriarch of Constantinople, A. D. 1193-1199. Works Const
• Xiphilinus, Joannes Joannes (Ἰωάννης ὁ Ξιφιλῖνος). 1. Patriarch of Constantinople, A. D. 1066-1075, was of a n
• Xiphilinus, Joannes Joannes. 2. Of Trapezus, the nephew of the preceding, was a monk at Constantinople, and ma
• Xuthus a son of Hellen by the nymph Orseis, and a brother of Dorus and Aeolus. He was king of Pel