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X (46 entries)

X ks; cs; gs; hs; chs Xanthĭcus adj. the Macedonian name of a month which corresponded to the Roman Xanthippē the wife of Socrates Xanthippus The father of Pericles; A Lacedœmonian; who took Regulus prisoner Xantho a sea-nymph; daughter of Nereus and Doris xanthos a precious stone of a golden color Xanthus the name of several rivers; A river of Troas; A river in Lycia; near a town of … Xĕniădes a Corinthian who purchased and liberated Diogenes the Cynic xĕnĭŏlum a small gift; present xĕnĭum a gift; present made to a guest; the title of the thirteenth book of Martial's … Xĕno an Epicurean philosopher; a native of Athens Xĕnocles a rhetorician of Adramytteum Xĕnŏcrătes a disciple of Plato; born at Chalcedon in the 95th Olympiad; A sculptor; a pupi… xĕnŏdŏchīum a public building for the reception of strangers; a caravansary; a stranger's h… xĕnŏdŏchus one who receives strangers; a superintendent of the stranger's hospital xĕnōn xĕnŏpărŏchus one who attends to; provides for strangers Xĕnŏphănes a celebrated Greek philosopher of Colophon; born about; a disciple of Archelous Xĕnŏphĭlus a Pythagorean philosopher and musician Xĕnŏphon a celebratea Greek historian and philosopher; born; a pupil of Socrates and a l… xērampĕlĭnae dark-red; dark-colored clothes xērantĭcus adj. drying xērŏcollȳrĭum a dry salve Xērŏlŏphus the name of a place in Byzantium xērŏmyrrha dry myrrh xērŏphăgĭa the eating of dry food xērophthalmĭa a dry soreness of the eyes; an inflammation of the eyes Xerxes the celebrated king of Persia; son of Darius Hystaspis; vanquished by the Greek… xĭphĭas A sword-fish; A sword-shaped comet xĭphĭon sword-flag; gladiole Xūthus a son of Helen; grandson of Deucalion; and father of a branch of the Hellenic n… Xўlĭnē xўlĭnum cotton xўlŏbalsămum balsam-wood; the wood of the balsamtree xўlŏcassĭa the wood of the cassia; cassia-wood xўlŏcinnămōmum the wood of the cinnamonshrub; cinnamon-wood xўlon xўlŏphўtum a kind of herb; comfrey Xȳnĭae a town of Thessaly xўris wild iris xystarches the master; manager of a Xystĭāni a people of Caria xystĭcus adj. belonging to a; Subst; athletes Xystĭlis the name of a woman xystum xystus a covered portico; gallery; where the athletes exercised in winter; an open col…