Ξάνθος

Xanthos, Xanthus

Translated by James L. P. Butrica ✝16 Feb 2000Vetting: high5 revisions

2 notes · 8 words

The river.¹ But [differently accented] canqo/s [means] reddish.²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ξάνθος· ὁ ποταμός. Ξανθὸς δὲ ὁ πυρρός.

Betacode

*ca/nqos: o( potamo/s. *canqo\s de\ o( purro/s.

Notes (2)

1Four rivers of this name (all in Asia Minor) are known, but the one meant here was the one near Troy; cf. the scholiasts to Homer, Iliad 6.4, where it is mentioned (text at web address 1). ↩
2cf. xi 3, xi 4, xi 5. ↩

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

ξ11Ξανθότεροςmore reddish, rather reddishand [sc. also attested is] most/very reddish

Neighbouring entries

ξ8ΞάνθιοςXanthios, Xanthius ξ9ΞάνθοςXanthos, Xanthus ξ10ΞάνθοςXanthos, Xanthus ξ11Ξανθότεροςmore reddish, rather reddish ξ12Ξάνθοισινwith reddish

Revision history5 revisions · last 6 Jul 2013

6 Jul 2013upgraded link — Catharine Roth
27 May 2007betacoding; augmented notes; raised status — David Whitehead
5 Jul 2001added link — Catharine Roth
4 Jul 2001Revised — David Whitehead
5 Apr 2001added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
16 Feb 2000Translated — James L. P. Butrica ✝