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Xanthe, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys. [2] Xantho, one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [3] [1] Xanthe, wife of Asclepius in the Messenian version of the story. Machaon was her son. [4] Xanthe, one of the Amazons. [5]
The Oceanids' father Oceanus was the great primordial world-encircling river, their mother Tethys was a sea goddess, and their brothers the river gods (also three thousand in number) were the personifications of the great rivers of the world.
The wisest of birds and keeper of the seeds of the tree of life. Based on the Simurgh of Persian myth. She is introduced in Dragon on a Pedestal as a leader of the winged animals of Xanth. It is said that she has already survived the destruction and recreation of the universe several times.
Chamrosh (Persian mythology) – body of a dog, head & wings of a bird; Cinnamon bird – greek myth of an arabian bird that builds nests out of cinnamon; Devil Bird (Sri Lankan) – shrieks predicting death; Gagana – a miraculous bird with an iron beak and copper claws; Gandabherunda – two-headed magical bird
Each human character in Xanth is born with a unique magical ability, called a talent. [7] With the exception of the curse fiends, the winged centaurs, and the child Surprise Golem (Daughter of Rapunzel and Grundy Golem), these abilities never repeat exactly in individuals throughout the entire history of Xanth (although nearly identical talents show up on occasion).
Calyce (mythology) Calypso (mythology) Calypso (nymphs) Camarina (mythology) Capheira; Cerceis; Ceto (Greek myth) Chios (mythology) Chryseis (mythology) Clio (mythology) Clymene (mother of Phaethon) Clymene (mythology) Clymene (wife of Iapetus) Clytie (Oceanid) Coryphe
In Greek mythology, Ianthe (Ancient Greek: Ἰάνθη Ianthê) or Janthe [1] was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-spouse Tethys. [2] [3] [4] Her name means "she who delights", [5] or probably from ianthên (heat) or ianthos (violet).
Xanthe (/ ˈ z æ n θ iː /; Greek: Ξανθή, meaning "blond-haired") is a name with origins in Greek mythology. People with this first name include: People with this first name include: Xanthe Elbrick (born 1978), British actress