Editing Xanthus

'''Xanthus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|æ|n|θ|ə|s}}; {{langx|grc|Ξάνθος|link=no}}, ''Xanthos'', "yellow, blond") or '''Xanthos''' may refer to:
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==In Greek mythology==
*[[Xanthos (King of Thebes)]], the son of Ptolemy, killed by Andropompus or Melanthus
*[[Xanthus (mythology)]], several figures, including gods, men, and horses
*[[Balius and Xanthus]], the horses of Achilles

==People==
*Xanthus, Greek philosopher, master of the slave and fabulist [[Aesop]]
*[[Xanthus (historian)]], mid-5th century BC logographer who wrote a history of Lydia
*[[Xanthos Hadjisoteriou]] (1920-2003), Greek Cypriot painter and interior designer
*[[Xanthus Pagninius]] (1470–1541), Dominican, leading philologist and Biblical scholar
*[[Xanthus Russell Smith]], American artist
*[[Xanthos (surname)]]

==Geography==
*[[Xanthus (city)]] or Xanthos, city in ancient Lycia, the site of present-day Kınık, Antalya Province, Turkey
*[[Xanthus (river)]] or Xanthos, river in ancient Lycia on which the city Xanthus was situated
*[[Xanthus (Lesbos)]] or Xanthos, a town of ancient Lesbos, Greece
*[[Xanthus Spur]] on the Trojan Range, mountain range in the Palmer Archipelago of the British Antarctic Territory

==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 Disney movie [[Escape to Witch Mountain (1975 film)|''Escape to Witch Mountain'' (1975 film)]]

==Species==
*''[[Calliostoma xanthos]]'', a species of sea snail
*''[[Cephonodes xanthus]]'', a moth of the family Sphingidae
*''[[Myxococcus xanthus]]'', a proteobacterium
*''[[Paracirrhites xanthus]]'', a hawkfish from the Eastern Central Pacific
*''[[Protambulyx xanthus]]'', a synonym for ''Protambulyx eurycles'', a species of moth of the family Sphingidae

==Other uses==
*Xanthus, the Latin form of [[Xanthos]], an ancient Lycian city
*[[4544 Xanthus]], an asteroid
* {{sclass|Xanthus|repair ship|1}}, a class of five auxiliary ships built for the United States Navy and Royal Navy
*[[USS Xanthus|USS ''Xanthus'']], a ''Xanthus''-class repair ship acquired by the United States Navy

==See also==
*[[Xanthus stele]] or Xanthian Obelisk, a stele bearing an inscription currently believed to be trilingual, in the ancient Lycian city of Xanthos
*[[Euxanthus]]
*[[Xanthius]]
*[[Xantho]]
*[[Xanthosis]]

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