Bucephalus (; Ancient Greek: Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς, romanized: Boukephalas; 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. According to the Alexander Romance (1.15), the name "Bucephalus" literally means "ox-headed" (from βοῦς, bûs, 'ox' and κεφᾰλή, cephălē, 'head'), and supposedly comes from a brand (or scar) on the thigh of the horse that looked like an ox's head.
Bucephalus (; Ancient Greek: Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς, romanized: Boukephalas; 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. According to the Alexander Romance (1.15), the name "Bucephalus" literally means "ox-headed" (from βοῦς, bûs, 'ox' and κεφᾰλή, cephălē, 'head'), and supposedly comes from a brand (or scar) on the thigh of the horse that looked like an ox's head.
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