In Greek mythology, Xuthus (/ˈz(j)uːθəs/; ) may refer to the following characters:

Xuthus, son of Hellen and father of Ion by Creusa.Apollodorus, 1.7.3 Xuthus, one of the sons of King Aeolus of Aeolian Islands, the keeper of the winds.Diodorus Siculus, 5.8.1; Scholia on Homer, Odyssey 10.6 His mother was named as either Cyane, daughter of LiparusDiodorus Siculus, 5.7.6 or Telepora (Telepatra), daughter of Laestrygon.Scholia on Homer, Odyssey 10.6 Xuthus's siblings were variously given as (1) Agathyrnus, Astyochus, Androcles, Iocastus and Pheraemon;Diodorus Siculus, 5.8.1–2 (2) Androcles, Chrysippus, Jocastus, Phalacrus, Pheraemon, Aeole, Astycrateia, Dia, Hephaestia, Iphthe and Periboea; and lastly, (3) Periphas, Agenor, Euchenor, Klymenos, Macareus, Klymene, Kallithyia, Eurygone, Lysidike, Kanake and an unnamed sister. According to various accounts, Aeolus yoked in marriage his sons, including Xuthus, and daughters in order to preserve concord and affection among them.Homer, Odyssey 10.6 & 11–12 Later on, Xuthus became king of the land in the neighbourhood of Leontini, which is known after him as Xuthia to this day.Diodorus Siculus, 5.8.2

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