英语词汇xanthus的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Xanthus. In the Iliad, Achilles’ immortal horse Xanthus, who takes his name from the Greek for “reddish gold,” weeps when Achilles’ gentle friend Patroclus, who had taken Achilles’ place on the battlefield, is killed by Hector while leading the Myrmi- dons into battle. When Achilles reprimands him for leaving Pa- troclus on the field of battle, Xanthus reproachfully tells his master that he will soon die, through no fault of his horse but by the decree of inexorable destiny. It is not likely that Xanthus gave his name to the Xanthus River, the ancient name of the Sc- amander. The river was probably called Xanthus because leg- end held that it colored the fleece of sheep washed in its waters a reddish gold. See peritas and bucephela.

词汇	xanthus
词源	Xanthus. In the Iliad, Achilles’ immortal horse Xanthus, who takes his name from the Greek for “reddish gold,” weeps when Achilles’ gentle friend Patroclus, who had taken Achilles’ place on the battlefield, is killed by Hector while leading the Myrmi- dons into battle. When Achilles reprimands him for leaving Pa- troclus on the field of battle, Xanthus reproachfully tells his master that he will soon die, through no fault of his horse but by the decree of inexorable destiny. It is not likely that Xanthus gave his name to the Xanthus River, the ancient name of the Sc- amander. The river was probably called Xanthus because leg- end held that it colored the fleece of sheep washed in its waters a reddish gold. See peritas and bucephela.
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