proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Xanthus1
Xanthus m sg (genitive Xanthī)
Classical[ˈksan.tʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈksan.tus]
Meaning
- masculinesingularThe name of several rivers and their associated deities, especially the Scamander.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Xanthus | — |
| genitive | Xanthī | — |
| dative | Xanthō | — |
| accusative | Xanthum | — |
| ablative | Xanthō | — |
| vocative | Xanthe | — |
Xanthus, i, m., = Ξάνθος,
I. the name of several rivers.
I. A river of Troas, confounded by many with the Scamander, Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 124; 2, 103, 106, § 230; Verg. A. 1, 473; 5, 634 al.; Ov. M. 2, 245; 9, 646; Vitr. 8, 3 med.—
II. A river in Lycia, near a town of the same name, now Essenide, Mel. 1, 15, 3; Verg. A. 4, 143; id. Cul. 14; Hor. C. 4, 6, 26; Plin. 5, 27, 28, § 100; 6, 34, 39, § 214.—
III. A small stream in Epirus, Verg. A. 3, 350.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Ξάνθος (Xánthos), presumably from ξανθός (xanthós).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
Biography & mythologyXanthusXanthus. 2. A celebrated Lydian historian, older than Herodotus, who is said to have been indebted to the work of Xanthus (Ephor. apud Ath. xii. p. 51…GeographyXanthusXanthus (Ξάνθος: Eth. Ξάνθιος), the greatest and most celebrated city of Lycia, was situated according to Strabo (xiv. p.666) at a distance of 70 stad…GeographyXanthusXanthus (Ξάνθος), an important river in the W. of Lycia, which is mentioned even in Homer (Hom. Il. 2.877, 5.479), and which, according to Strabo (xiv…