Xuthus (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Xuthus (/ˈz(j)uːθəs/; Ancient Greek: Ξοῦθος Xouthos means 'sparrow'^[1]) may refer to the following characters:

Xuthus, son of Hellen and father of Ion by Creusa.^[2]
Xuthus, one of the sons of King Aeolus of Aeolian Islands, the keeper of the winds.^[3]^[4] His mother was named as either Cyane, daughter of Liparus^[5] or Telepora (Telepatra), daughter of Laestrygon.^[6] Xuthus's siblings were variously given as (1) Agathyrnus, Astyochus, Androcles, Iocastus and Pheraemon;^[7] (2) Androcles, Chrysippus, Jocastus, Phalacrus, Pheraemon, Aeole, Astycrateia, Dia, Hephaestia, Iphthe and Periboea;^[6] and lastly, (3) Periphas, Agenor, Euchenor, Klymenos, Macareus, Klymene, Kallithyia, Eurygone, Lysidike, Kanake and an unnamed sister.^[8] According to various accounts, Aeolus yoked in marriage his sons, including Xuthus, and daughters in order to preserve concord and affection among them.^[9]^[10] Later on, Xuthus became king of the land in the neighbourhood of Leontini, which is known after him as Xuthia to this day.^[11]

^ Graves, Robert (2017). The Greek Myths - The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 168, 252. ISBN 9780241983386.
^ Apollodorus, 1.7.3
^ Diodorus Siculus, 5.8.1; Scholia on Homer, Odyssey 10.6
^ Tzetzes, John (2019). Allegories of the Odyssey. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam J.; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 147, 10.40. ISBN 978-0-674-23837-4.
^ Diodorus Siculus, 5.7.6
^ ^a ^b Scholia on Homer, Odyssey 10.6
^ Diodorus Siculus, 5.8.1–2
^ Tzetzes, John (2019). Allegories of the Odyssey. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam J.; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 147, 10.39–42. ISBN 978-0-674-23837-4.
^ Tzetzes, John (2019). Allegories of the Odyssey. Translated by Goldwyn, Adam J.; Kokkini, Dimitra. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. pp. 147, 10.43–44. ISBN 978-0-674-23837-4.
^ Homer, Odyssey 10.6 & 11–12
^ Diodorus Siculus, 5.8.2