'''Xanthus''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|æ|n|θ|ə|s}}; {{langx|grc|Ξάνθος|link=no}}, ''Xanthos'', "yellow, blond") or '''Xanthos''' may refer to: {{TOC right}}
==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)
==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'', 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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