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Alexander the Great's war horse
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bucephalus
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Ancient accounts state that Bucephalus died after the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC, in what is now modern Pakistan , and is buried in Jalalpur Sharif outside of Jhelum , Pakistan . Another account states that Bucephalus is buried in Phalia , a town ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Alexander the Great's favorite horse, from Greek Boukephalos , literally "Ox-head," from bous "ox" (see cow (n.)) + kephale "head" (see cephalo- ).\nMen called [him] Bucephalus ... of the marke or brand of a buls head, which was imprinted vpon his shoulder. ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bucephalus \Bu*ceph"a*lus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., ox-headed; ? ox + ? head.] The celebrated war horse of Alexander the Great. Hence, any riding horse. [Jocose] --Sir W. Scott. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] ||
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The entire apartment building was now his and all of it was given over to Bucephalus, and to all the offshoots of its enormous memory.
There were only two Macedonian victors: Philotas won the middle-distance race, and Alexander rode Bucephalus to victory against horsemen from Thrace, Athens, Sparta, Thessaly and Corinth.
The prince cantered Bucephalus in a long circuit of the stadium, acknowledging the cheers, finally halting before the royal dais where Philip sat with Cleopatra beside him, flanked by his generals Parmenion, Antipater, Attalus and Cleitus.
He remembered the day, five years before, when Parmenion had first brought Bucephalus to the King.
Alexander obeyed the instruction and was both amazed and delighted when Bucephalus knelt before him.
Paxus, found itself hard pressed to keep up with Bucephalus, who cantered on ahead tirelessly, and the Spartan did not push him.
Even Bucephalus was armoured now, with light chain-mail tied around his neck and over his chest, silver wires braided into his black mane and tail.
A tremendous roar went up from the soldiers which startled Bucephalus, and he reared on his hind legs.
Swinging Bucephalus, Alexander charged at the Guards, the Companion cavalry desperately trying to support him.
Hephaistion and the Companion cavalry came alongside the King, protecting his flanks, but once more Alexander urged Bucephalus forward.
Alexander kicked Bucephalus into a run and rode for the south-east, through the royal park and out on to the road to Elam.
Solemnly, he then named his computer Bucephalus, after the faithful horse of Alexander the Great, the horse who had carried him through all his triumphant battles.
Alexander tested this by having Bucephalus scan the Encyclopedia Britannica and store it all in its memory.
With privacy, he could speak to Bucephalus openly, though he carefully adjusted the computer voice to low intensity.