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Xanthe (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Xanthe (/ˈzænθ/; Ancient Greek: Ξανθή or Ξάνθη Xanthê means 'blond-haired'[1]) or Xantho may refer to the following divinity and women:

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  1. ^ a b Bane, Theresa (2013). Encyclopedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 346. ISBN 9780786471119.
  2. ^ Hesiod, Theogony 356; Virgil, Georgics 4.336
  3. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae Preface
  4. ^ Emma J. Edelstein; Ludwig Edelstein, eds. (1945). Asclepius : a collection and interpretation of the testimonies. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-8018-5769-0. OCLC 14725681.
  5. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 163 "AMAZONS: Ocyale, Dioxippe, Iphinome, Xanthe, Hippothoe, Otrere, Antioche, Laomache, Glauce, Agave, Theseis, Hippolyte, Clymene, Polydora, Penthesilea."
  6. ^ Walters, Henry Beauchamp (1905). History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman: Based on the Work of Samuel Birch. Vol. 2. pp. 65.

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