Xanthus

American  

[zan-thuhs] / ˈzæn θəs /

noun

1. an ancient city of Lycia, in SW Asia Minor, near the mouth of the Xanthus River: site of archaeological remains.

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Xanthus British  

/ ˈzænθəs /

noun

1. the chief city of ancient Lycia in SW Asia Minor: source of some important antiquities

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Example Sentences

One was named Xanthus, an “alternative” bar where the bouncer was a girl named Big Hair.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2016

Even the great river of Troy, which the gods call Xanthus and men Scamander, took part and strove to drown Achilles as he crossed its waters.

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

Latona came as a she-wolf from the Hyperboreans to Delos: she was conducted by wolves to the river Xanthus.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Müller, Karl Otfried

He bought a beautiful residence in that city, and built another farther up the river Xanthus among the hills.

From The Mother of St. Nicholas A Story of Duty and Peril by Balfour, Grant

So on; a little Troy I see feigned from great Troy of fame, A Pergamus, a sandy brook that hath the Xanthus name,350 On threshold of a Scæan gate I stoop to lay a kiss.

From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William