ξανθός,ή,όν,
A. yellow,of various shades, freq. with a tinge of red,brown, auburn,
λαμπρὸν ἐρυθρῷ λευκῷ τε μειγνύμενον
Pl. Ti. 68b
; ἔστι δὲ τὸ ξ. ἐν τῇ ἴριδι χρῶμα μεταξὺ τοῦ τε φοινικοῦ καὶ πρασίνου χρώματος
Arist. Mete. 375a11
; ξανθὸν ἐρεύθεσθαι
AP 12.97
(Antip.) : in Ep. mostly used offair, goldenhair,ξ. κόμη, χαίτη,of Achilles, Il. 1.197 , 23.141 ;ξ. τρίχες,of Odysseus, Od. 13.399 , 431 ;κάρη ξ. Μενέλαος(but usu.ξ.M. alone) 15.133 ; also of women, ξ. Ἀγαμήδη
Il. 11.740
; Ἀριάδνη
Hes. Th. 947
(butξ. Δημήτηρ goldencorn, Il. 5.500 , etc.) ; so later, of Helen, Sapph. Supp. 13.5 ; of Athena and the Graces, Pi. N. 10.7 , 5.54 ; of Harmonia, E. Med. 834 (lyr.) (but in later Gr. of complexion, Cleom. 2.1 ) ; of dyed hair, τὴν γυναῖκα τὴν σώφρον' οὐ δεῖ τὰς τρίχας ξ. ποιεῖν