Xanthus
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Xanthus (Ancient Greek Ξάνθος, Xanthos, "yellow, blond") may refer to:
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[edit] In Greek mythology
- Divine
- Human
- Xanthus, son of Triopas and Oreasis
- Xanthus, a son of Phaenops who was killed by Diomedes
- Xanthus, a Theban king, the son of Ptolemy, killed by Andropompus or Melanthus
- Xanthus, a son of Aegyptus who was killed by the Danaid Arcadia
- Xanthus, lover of Alcinoe, who left her family to be with him
- Xanthus, son of Erymanthus and father of Psophis
- Xanthus, husband of Herippe
- Xanthus, one of the four sons of Tremiles and Praxidike
- Equine
- Xanthus, one of Achilles' two horses; see Balius and Xanthus
- Xanthus, one of Hector's horses
- Xanthus, one of the Mares of Diomedes
[edit] People
- Xanthus (historian), a logographer who wrote a history of Lydia
- Xanthus Russell Smith, American artist
[edit] The arts
- Xanthus, the antagonist in the musical People Are Wrong!.
- Xanthus, the fictional character in Robert Newcomb's fantasy series Blood and Stone.
- Xanthus, the name of Aristotle Bolt's estate in the 1975 Disney movie Escape to Witch Mountain (1975 film)
[edit] Other
- Xanthus, the Latin form of Xanthos, an ancient Lycian city
- 4544 Xanthus (1989 FB) is an Apollo NEO discovered on March 31, 1989 by Henry Holt and Norman G. Thomas at Palomar Observatory
- USS Xanthus (AR-19), a Xanthus-class repair ship acquired by the United States Navy for the task of providing repairs to the fleet
[edit] See also
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