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Xanthos (King of Thebes)

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Xanthus (Greek: Ξάνθος) was the king of Thebes, the 16th[1] and final monarch that ruled the city.[2] He was possibly king only temporarily, being shown at times as the king of the Boeotians, the King of the Thebians. He was killed by Melanthus of Attica.[3]

References

  1. ^ An universal history: The ancient part, Volume 6 (Google Books) T. Osborne, 1747 retrieved 13:16 9.10.11
  2. ^ from page numbered sixty eight,The Rights of War and Peace, in Three Books: Wherein Are Explained, the Law of Nature and Nations, and the Principal Points Relating to Government written Hugo Grotius, Jean Barbeyrac – retrieved 9.10.11
  3. ^ page 432 A history of Greece, Volume 1 (Google Books) Connop Thirlwall
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