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]