Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—X

Xanthus.

A large shell like those ascribed to the Tritons. The volutes generally run from right to left; and if the Indians find a shell with the volutes running in the contrary direction, they persist that one of their gods has got into the shell for concealment.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Xantippe
Xanthos, the river of Troas.
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