Xanthos (King of Thebes)

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Xanthos ( Greek Ξάνθος Xánthos ), the son of Ptolemy , was the last king of Thebes in Greek mythology . According to Pausanias he was killed in a duel by Andropompos , according to Strabo by Melanthos , son of Andropompos. After Xanthos death, the Thebans ended the rule of an individual.

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  • Pausanias, traveling in Greece , 9, 5, 16.
  • Strabon, Geographica , 393.
predecessor Office successor
Ptolemy King of Thebes
11th century BC Chr.
(Fictional chronology) 		no successor