A river in Lykia.
Located in southwestern Anatolia,1 the Xanthos River flowed southward into the Mediterranean Sea. Sarpedon and Glaukos commanded the Trojan allies from Lykia. When either man spoke of his homeland, he would always mention the Xanthos River as the source of the country's fertility and prosperity.
1. Anatolia—corresponding essentially to modern-day Turkey.
| References: Homer, Iliad book 2, line 877; book 5, line 479; book 6, line 172; book 12, line 313 |