ξανθός
xanthos
yellow
Appears 42 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ξανθός, ή, όν, A. yellow, of various shades, freq. with a tinge of red, brown, auburn, λαμπρὸν ἐρυθρῷ λευκῷ τε μειγνύμενον Ti. 68b ; ἔστι δὲ τὸ ξ. ἐν τῇ ἴριδι χρῶμα μεταξὺ τοῦ τε φοινικοῦ καὶ πρασίνου χρώματος Mete. 375a11 ; ξανθὸν ἐρεύθεσθαι AP 12.97 (Antip.) : in Ep. mostly used of fair, golden hair, ξ. κόμη, χαίτη, of Achilles, Il. 1.197, 23.141 ; ξ. τρίχες, of Odysseus, Od. 13.399,431 ; κάρη ξ. Μενέλαος (but usu. ξ. M. alone) 15.133 ; also of women, ξ. Ἀγαμήδη Il. 11.740 ; Ἀριάδνη Th. 947 (but ξ. Δημήτηρ golden corn, Il. 5.500, etc.) ; so later, of Helen, Supp. 13.5 ; of Athena and the Graces, N. 10.7, 5.54 ; of Harmonia, Med. 834 (lyr.) (but in later Gr. of complexion, 2.1) ; of dyed hair, τὴν γυναῖκα τὴν σώφρονʼ οὐ δεῖ τὰς τρίχας ξ. ποιεῖν 610 ; also of horses, bay, ἵππων ξ. κάρηνα Il. 9.407, cf. 11.680 ; ξ. πῶλοι Supp. 8.14, El. 705 ; βοῶν ξανθὰς ἀγέλας P. 4.149 ; ξ. λέων Fr. 237 ; πώλου δίκην, ἥ τις . . θέρος θερισθῇ ξανθὸν αὐχένων ἄπο Fr. 659.4, etc. 2. after of all kinds of objects, ἄρτοι ξ. 1.9 ; ξανθῶν σπονδὰς μελιτῶν v.l. in 128.7 ; ἴων ξ. ἀκτῖνες O. 6.55 ; ξ. νεφέλα, of gold, ib.7.49 ; μέλι 47 ; φλόξ Fr. 3.4 ; ἀκτῖνες πυρός 13 ; ἐλαία Pers. 617 ; of wine, ξ. Ἀφροδισία λάταξ Fr. 277 (lyr.) ; of a roast pigeon, Ach. 1106 ; ξανθαῖσιν αὔραις ἀγάλλεται exults in its yellow fragrance, of a fried fish, 217.22 : in Medic., freq. of bile, VM 19, etc. : Comp. -ότερος R. 617a : Sup. -ότατος, βόστρυχοι 189. II. Ξάνθος, parox., as pr. n., 1. a stream of the Troad, so called by gods, by men Scamander, Il. 20.74, etc. 2. a horse of Achilles, Bayard, the other being Βαλίος, Piebald, 16.149. 3. name of a man, 1.28, etc. 4. fem., a city of Lycia, 1.176, etc.
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