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Bucephalus (/ b juː. ˈ s ɛ. f ə. l ə s /; Ancient Greek: Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς, romanized: Būcephắlās; c. 355 BC – June 326 BC) or Bucephalas, was the horse of Alexander the Great, and one of the most famous horses of classical antiquity. [1]
I Am the Great Horse is a historical fantasy novel by English writer Katherine Roberts, published in August 2006 by The Chicken House and aimed at teens. It is about the life of Alexander the Great , told from the point of view of his horse, Bucephalus .
BoJack Horseman, the titular alcoholic celebrity horse in BoJack Horseman; Bucephalus, demon-horse of Alexander the Great from Reign: The Conqueror; Buck, the sheriff's horse from Home on the Range; Bullseye, Woody's horse in Toy Story franchise; Burrito, a winged donkey that Gauchito finds in the Flying Gauchito segment of The Three Caballeros.
Bucephalus, Alexander the Great's horse, was said to be descended from these mares. [1] Mythology. As the eighth of his Twelve Labours, also categorised as the ...
Rosecrans' favorite horse Brown Roan (also referred to as "The Roan") Robert E. Lee: One of Lee's secondary horses, Brown Roan went blind in 1862 and had to be retired Bucephalus: Sterling Price: The original Bucephalus was the black stallion of Alexander the Great on his journeys to Africa and Asia, after which Sterling Price named his horse.
Arrian also states that Bucephalus, being around thirty years old, died unwounded of old age. [12] As both Diodorus and Curtius Rufus separate the foundation of the cities from their naming, it is probable that the horse only died after Alexander's eastward departure, and that the settlements were named upon Alexander's return to the region. [2]
Captivated, Alec sneaks to the horse's stall to feed him some sugar cubes, but he is caught by the horse's supposed owner, who tells him in Arabic to stay away from Shetan. Later, his father shows Alec his winnings from a card game and gives him a pocket knife and a small statue of Bucephalus , telling the story of how Alexander the Great ...
Incitatus (Latin pronunciation: [ɪŋkɪˈtaːtʊs]; meaning "swift" or "at full gallop") was the favourite horse of Roman Emperor Caligula (r. 37–41 AD). According to legend, Caligula planned to make the horse a consul, although ancient sources are clear that this did not occur. Supposedly, Incitatus had 18 servants for himself, he lived in ...