82%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek [1] Scripts Ξάνθος(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /ksan.tʰós/(Classical Greek) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Greek ξανθός (xanthos) meaning "yellow". This is the name of several minor figures in Greek mythology, including kings of Pelasgia and Thebes. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantXanthus(Greek Mythology) Feminine FormsXanthe(Greek Mythology) Xanthe(Ancient Greek) Categories colors, yellow Sources & References Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/publications/.