In
Greek mythology,
Euxantius or
Euxanthius was the son of
Minos and a
Telchinian woman Dexithea (or Dexinoe). His mother was spared by the gods as they exterminated the Telchines and remained at
Ceos where, according to
Bacchylides, Minos arrived at one point and, having consorted with Dexithea, left her half his army who set up a colony; in due time Dexithea gave birth to Euxantius who eventually became king of the island.
Pindar informs that later on, Euxantius refused to share the power over the
Cretan kingdom with Minos' six other sons, being bound to his own domain.