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Xanthus

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Canonical name: Xanthus
Disambiguator: None
Kind: Location
Scope: Individual
Parent location: None
Editorial note: No editorial note published.

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No aliases recorded.

Present entities

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BellerophonCharacter1 observation

·Reported

Glaucus reports that Bellerophon reached the river Xanthus.

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“When he reached the river Xanthus, which is in Lycia”

king of LyciaCharacter1 observation

·Reported

Glaucus reports that the king of Lycia received Bellerophon at the river Xanthus.

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“When he reached the river Xanthus, which is in Lycia, the king received him with all goodwill, feasted him nine days, and killed nine heifers in his honour”

AchillesCharacter11 observations

·Direct

Achilles is at the ford of Xanthus when he divides the opposing forces.

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“when they came to the ford of the full-flowing river Xanthus, begotten of immortal Jove, Achilles cut their forces in two”

·Direct

Achilles plunges into Xanthus.

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“plunged into the river like a god, armed with his sword only”

·Direct

Achilles finds Lycaon as Lycaon escapes from Xanthus.

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“There he found Lycaon, son of Priam seed of Dardanus, as he was escaping out of the water”

·Direct

Achilles is killing youths within the waters of Xanthus.

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“the death of the youths whom Achilles was slaying ruthlessly within his waters”

·Direct

Achilles fights Asteropaeus at the steep bank of Xanthus.

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“Achilles, fain to kill him, hurled his spear at Asteropaeus, but failed to hit him and struck the steep bank of the river”

·Direct

Achilles remains at the bank of Xanthus while recovering his spear.

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“With this he drew his bronze spear out of the bank”

·Direct

Achilles springs into the midstream of Xanthus.

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“Achilles sprang from the bank into midstream”

·Direct

The pursuing waters of Xanthus repeatedly overtake Achilles on the plain.

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“the mighty wave come beating down upon his shoulders”

·Direct

Achilles is trapped in the pursuing waters of Xanthus.

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“save me from the river”

·Direct

Achilles is at Xanthus when Neptune and Minerva take him by the hand.

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“Neptune and Minerva came up to him in the likeness of two men, and took him by the hand”

·Direct

Achilles is directly threatened by the raised flood of Xanthus.

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“he upraised his tumultuous flood high against Achilles”

TrojansCharacter3 observations

·Direct

The other half of the routed Trojans fall into Xanthus and struggle in its stream.

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“The other half were hemmed in by the deep silver-eddying stream, and fell into it with a great uproar.”

·Direct

The Trojans cower in the water under the banks of Xanthus.

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“the Trojans cower under the banks of the mighty river”

·Direct

The living Trojans are hidden and saved in the eddies of Xanthus.

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“the living he saved alive, hiding them in his mighty eddies”

Achilles's swordItem2 observations

·Direct

Achilles carries his sword into Xanthus.

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“plunged into the river like a god, armed with his sword only”

·Direct

Achilles draws and uses his sword at the bank of Xanthus.

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“The son of Peleus then drew his sword and sprang furiously upon him”

spear of noble AchillesItem4 observations

·Direct

Achilles leaves his spear on the bank of Xanthus.

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“the hero left his spear upon the bank, leaning it against a tamarisk bush”

·Direct

Achilles’s Pelian spear is in his hand at Xanthus as he attacks Asteropaeus.

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“Meanwhile the son of Peleus, spear in hand, sprang upon Asteropaeus son of Pelegon to kill him. He was son to the broad river Axius and Periboea eldest daughter of Acessamenus; for the river had lain with her. Asteropaeus stood up out of the water to face him with a spear in either hand, and Xanthus filled him with courage, being angry for the death of the youths whom Achilles was slaying ruthlessly within his waters.”

·Direct

Achilles’s spear is embedded in the bank of Xanthus.

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“struck the steep bank of the river, driving the spear half its length into the earth”

·Direct

Achilles’s spear is drawn from the bank of Xanthus.

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“With this he drew his bronze spear out of the bank”

twelve noble sons of TrojansCharacter1 observation

·Direct

The twelve noble sons of Trojans are drawn alive from Xanthus.

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“he drew twelve youths alive out of the water”

LycaonCharacter1 observation

·Direct

Lycaon is escaping from the water of Xanthus.

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“There he found Lycaon, son of Priam seed of Dardanus, as he was escaping out of the water”

AsteropaeusCharacter3 observations

·Direct

Asteropaeus rises from the water of Xanthus to face Achilles.

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“Asteropaeus stood up out of the water to face him with a spear in either hand, and Xanthus filled him with courage”

·Direct

Asteropaeus fights and dies at the bank of Xanthus.

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“Asteropaeus vainly tried to draw Achilles’ spear out of the bank by main force”

·Direct

Asteropaeus’s remains lie on the sand under the water of Xanthus.

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“he let him lie where he was on the sand, with the dark water flowing over him”

bronze breastplate taken from AsteropaeusItem1 observation

·Direct

The bronze breastplate taken from Asteropaeus is stripped from him at Xanthus.

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“Then Achilles set his foot on his chest and spoiled him of his armour”

shield made by Vulcan for AchillesItem2 observations

·Direct

Achilles’s god-made shield is struck during the fight at Xanthus.

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“with the one spear he struck Achilles’ shield, but did not pierce it, for the layer of gold, gift of the god, stayed the point”

·Direct

Achilles’s shield is beaten by the wave of Xanthus.

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“The great and terrible wave gathered about Achilles, falling upon him and beating on his shield”

AstypylusCharacter1 observation

·Direct

Astypylus is slain along the bank of Xanthus.

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“Therein he slew Thersilochus, Mydon, Astypylus”

MnesusCharacter1 observation

·Direct

Mnesus is slain along the bank of Xanthus.

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“Therein he slew Thersilochus, Mydon, Astypylus, Mnesus”

MydonCharacter1 observation

·Direct

The Paeonian Mydon is slain along the bank of Xanthus.

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“Therein he slew Thersilochus, Mydon”

OeneusCharacter1 observation

·Direct

The Paeonian Oeneus is slain along the bank of Xanthus.

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“Therein he slew Thersilochus, Mydon, Astypylus, Mnesus, Thrasius, Oeneus”

OphelestesCharacter1 observation

·Direct

The Paeonian Ophelestes is slain along the bank of Xanthus.

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“Therein he slew Thersilochus, Mydon, Astypylus, Mnesus, Thrasius, Oeneus, and Ophelestes”

Paeonian archersCharacter1 observation

·Direct

The Paeonians flee along the bank of Xanthus.

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“the Paeonians, who were flying along the bank of the river in panic”

ThersilochusCharacter1 observation

·Direct

The Paeonian Thersilochus is slain along the bank of Xanthus.

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“Therein he slew Thersilochus”

ThrasiusCharacter1 observation

·Direct

Thrasius is slain along the bank of Xanthus.

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“Therein he slew Thersilochus, Mydon, Astypylus, Mnesus, Thrasius”

MinervaDeity1 observation

·Disguised

Minerva approaches Achilles at Xanthus in the likeness of a man.

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“Neptune and Minerva came up to him in the likeness of two men, and took him by the hand”

NeptuneDeity1 observation

·Disguised

Neptune approaches Achilles at Xanthus in the likeness of a man.

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“Neptune and Minerva came up to him in the likeness of two men, and took him by the hand”

HectorCharacter1 observation

·Direct

Hector’s body reached and departed from the ford of Xanthus on Priam’s waggon.

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“When they came to the ford of eddying Xanthus, begotten of immortal Jove, Mercury went back to high Olympus, and dawn in robe of saffron began to break over all the land. Priam and Idaeus then drove on toward the city lamenting and making moan, and the mules drew the body of Hector”

IdaeusCharacter1 observation

·Direct

Idaeus reached the ford of Xanthus with Priam’s convoy.

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“When he heard this the old man was afraid and roused his servant. Mercury then yoked their horses and mules, and drove them quickly through the host so that no man perceived them. When they came to the ford of eddying Xanthus”

MercuryDeity1 observation

·Direct

Mercury reached the ford of Xanthus while driving Priam’s convoy.

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“When he heard this the old man was afraid and roused his servant. Mercury then yoked their horses and mules, and drove them quickly through the host so that no man perceived them. When they came to the ford of eddying Xanthus”

PriamCharacter1 observation

·Direct

Priam reached the ford of Xanthus in his convoy.

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“When he heard this the old man was afraid and roused his servant. Mercury then yoked their horses and mules, and drove them quickly through the host so that no man perceived them. When they came to the ford of eddying Xanthus”

Priam’s chariotItem1 observation

·Direct

Priam’s chariot reached and departed from the ford of Xanthus.

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“When they came to the ford of eddying Xanthus, begotten of immortal Jove, Mercury went back to high Olympus, and dawn in robe of saffron began to break over all the land. Priam and Idaeus then drove on toward the city”

Priam’s horsesAnimal1 observation

·Direct

Priam’s horses reached the ford of Xanthus.

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“When he heard this the old man was afraid and roused his servant. Mercury then yoked their horses and mules, and drove them quickly through the host so that no man perceived them. When they came to the ford of eddying Xanthus”

Priam’s mule-waggonItem1 observation

·Direct

Priam’s mule-waggon reached and departed from the ford of Xanthus carrying Hector’s body.

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“When they came to the ford of eddying Xanthus, begotten of immortal Jove, Mercury went back to high Olympus, and dawn in robe of saffron began to break over all the land. Priam and Idaeus then drove on toward the city lamenting and making moan, and the mules drew the body of Hector”

Priam’s Mysian mulesAnimal1 observation

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Priam’s mules reached the ford of Xanthus.

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“When he heard this the old man was afraid and roused his servant. Mercury then yoked their horses and mules, and drove them quickly through the host so that no man perceived them. When they came to the ford of eddying Xanthus”

Claims

·Direct

The Xanthus has eddying waters beside the distant Lycian homeland.

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“Sarpedon and Glaucus led the Lycians from their distant land, by the eddying waters of the Xanthus.”

·Direct

Trojan watchfires shine midway between the Achaean ships and the river Xanthus.

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“watchfires of the Trojans before Ilius midway between the ships and the river Xanthus”

·Reported

Sarpedon describes an estate beside Xanthus as fair with orchard lawns and wheat-growing land.

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“a large estate by the banks of the river Xanthus, fair with orchard lawns and wheat-growing land”

·Direct

Xanthus is a fair stream begotten of immortal Jove; at its ford Hector is removed from his chariot, laid down, and treated with water.

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“the ford of the fair stream of Xanthus, begotten of Immortal Jove, they took him from off his chariot and laid him down on the ground; they poured water over him”

·Direct

Xanthus is a full-flowing, deep, silver-eddying river.

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“full-flowing river Xanthus, begotten of immortal Jove, Achilles cut their forces in two: one half he chased over the plain towards the city by the same way that the Achaeans had taken when flying panic-stricken on the preceding day with Hector in full triumph; this way did they fly pell-mell, and Juno sent down a thick mist in front of them to stay them. The other half were hemmed in by the deep silver-eddying stream”

·Direct

Xanthus grows increasingly angry and considers how to stop Achilles and save the Trojans.

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“the river grew more and more angry, and pondered within himself how he should stay the hand of Achilles and save the Trojans from disaster.”

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The angry river takes human form and complains that corpses choke his fair waters and block his channel to the sea, begging Achilles to move his slaughter ashore.

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“the river in anger taken human form, and spoken to him from out the deep waters saying, ‘Achilles, if you excel all in strength, so do you also in wickedness, for the gods are ever with you to protect you: if, then, the son of Saturn has vouchsafed it to you to destroy all the Trojans, at any rate drive them out of my stream, and do your grim work on land. My fair waters are now filled with corpses, nor can I find any channel by which I may pour myself into the sea for I am choked with dead, and yet you go on mercilessly slaying. I am in despair, therefore, O captain of your host, trouble me no further.”

·Direct

Xanthus attacks Achilles with a high torrent, casts corpses onto land while bellowing like a bull, and saves living Trojans by hiding them in his mighty eddies.

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“the river raised a high wave and attacked him. He swelled his stream into a torrent, and swept away the many dead whom Achilles had slain and left within his waters. These he cast out on to the land, bellowing like a bull the while, but the living he saved alive, hiding them in his mighty eddies.”

·Direct

The river relentlessly pursues Achilles with a dark-crested wave to stop him and save the Trojans.

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“the mighty god ceased not in his pursuit, and sprang upon him with a dark-crested wave, to stay his hands and save the Trojans from destruction.”

·Direct

Xanthus raises a dark, upright flood seething with foam, blood, and bodies that nearly overwhelms Achilles.

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“tumultuous flood high against Achilles, seething as it was with foam and blood and the bodies of the dead. The dark waters of the river stood upright and would have overwhelmed the son of Peleus”

·Direct

Xanthus is scalded by Vulcan’s fire and concedes that he cannot withstand the god’s flames.

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“the river himself was scalded, so that he spoke saying, ‘Vulcan, there is no god can hold his own against you. I cannot fight you when you flare out your flames in this way; strive with me no longer. Let Achilles drive the Trojans out of city immediately. What have I to do with quarrelling and helping people?”

·Direct

Xanthus boils and seethes until he can no longer flow; he begs Juno for relief, promises to leave off, and swears never again to save the Trojans even if Troy burns.

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“He was boiling as he spoke, and all his waters were seething. As a cauldron upon a large fire boils when it is melting the lard of some fatted hog, and the lard keeps bubbling up all over when the dry faggots blaze under it—even so were the goodly waters of Xanthus heated with the fire till they were boiling. He could flow no longer but stayed his stream, so afflicted was he by the blasts of fire which cunning Vulcan had raised. Then he prayed to Juno and besought her saying, ‘Juno, why should your son vex my stream with such especial fury? I am not so much to blame as all the others are who have been helping the Trojans. I will leave off, since you so desire it, and let son leave off also. Furthermore I swear never again will I do anything to save the Trojans from destruction, not even when all Troy is burning in the flames which the Achaeans will kindle.’”

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The river returns to its fair channel.

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“the river went back once more into his own fair bed.”

Additional evidence

Evidence records not already represented by a claim.

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“Xanthus”

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“the river Xanthus”

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“fair stream of Xanthus”

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“the mighty eddying river whom men can Scamander, but gods Xanthus”

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“the full-flowing river Xanthus”

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“we ought not to use such violence against a god for the sake of mortals”

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“the ford of eddying Xanthus, begotten of immortal Jove”