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Balius (/ ˈ b eɪ l i ə s /; Ancient Greek: Βάλιος, Balios, possibly "dappled") and Xanthus (/ ˈ z æ n θ ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ξάνθος, Xanthos, "blonde") were, according to Greek mythology, two immortal horses, the offspring of the harpy Podarge and the West wind, Zephyrus.
Xanthus, a Trojan warrior and son of Phaenops. Together with his twin brother Thoon, they were killed by Diomedes during the Trojan War. [16] Xanthos (King of Thebes), the son of Ptolemy, killed by Andropompus or Melanthus. [17] Equine. Xanthus, one of the Mares of Diomedes. [18] Xanthus, one of Achilles' two horses; see Balius and Xanthus. [19]
Xanthos or Xanthus, also referred to by scholars as Arna, its Lycian name, [1] (Turkish: Ksantos, Lycian: 𐊀𐊕𐊑𐊏𐊀 Arñna, Greek: Ξάνθος, Latin: Xanthus) was an ancient city near the present-day village of Kınık, in Antalya Province, Turkey. The ruins are located on a hill on the left bank of the River Xanthos.
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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
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