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Xanthos

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Xanthos is one of the four Mares of Diomedes, known for their madness and diet of human flesh. The Mares were the terror of Thrace and were kept tethered by iron chains to a bronze manger in the now vanished city of Tirida. Xanthos's name means 'the blond'.

When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Mares' descendants were used in the Trojan War and survived to the time of Alexander the Great.

Relationships

allied with
Deinos, Podargos, Lampon
sibling of
Podargos, Lampon
enemy of
Heracles, Diomedes
co occurs with
Zeus, Hera

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Mares of Diomedes

Source passages

“The Mares, which were the terror of Thrace, were kept tethered by iron chains to a bronze manger in the now vanished city of Tirida and were named Podargos (the swift), Lampon (the shining), Xanthos (the blond) and Deinos (or Deinus, the terrible).”

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