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Bucephalus
Bu·ceph·a·lus B0524400 (byo͞o-sĕf′ə-ləs)n. Alexander the Great's war horse.Bucephalus (bjuːˈsɛfələs) n (Historical Terms) the favourite horse of Alexander the Great[C17: from Latin, from Greek Boukephalos, from bous ox + kephalē head]Bu•ceph•a•lus (byuˈsɛf ə ləs) n. the horse used by Alexander the Great on most of his military campaigns. Bucephalus
Bucephalus (byo͞osĕ`fələs), favorite horse of Alexander the Great. There are legends of his speed and the wondrous deeds that Alexander performed while riding him. He died in 326 B.C. after the battle on the Hydaspes River. The city Bucephala was founded there by Alexander in his honor.Bucephaluswild steed, broken by Alexander to be his mount. [Gk. Hist.: Leach, 167]See: Horse |