Can anyone tell me, what is the original name of Horse what "Alexander the Great" had?

Answer 1

The name of the horse was Bucephalus
(in original Greek: Βουκέφαλος, from "βούς" bous, "ox" and "κεφαλή" kephalē, "head" meaning "ox-head").

Answer 2

Bucephalus. He died after the Battle of the Hydaspes in 326 BC and was buried in present day Pakistan just 3 years before Alexander himself died. Bucephalus had been Alexander's war horse since Alexander was 12. The two were together for some 18 turbulent years as Alexander was usually in the front of each battle and was himself wounded repeatedly by just about every weapon of antiquity.

Answer 3

Plutarch tells us the story of wondrous horse, Bucephalus, the horse that Alexander the Great rode for thousands of miles and through many battles to create his mighty empire.

The legend begins with Philoneicus, a Thessalian bringing a wild horse to Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great. Philip was angry at Phinoneicus for bringing such an unstable horse to him but Alexander had watched Bucephalus and set his father, Philip, a challenge. Although Alexander was only 12 years old he had noticed that Bucephalus was shying away from his own shadow. Alexander gently led Bucephalus into the sun so that his shadow was behind him. Eventually Bucephalus allowed Alexander to ride him, much to the public humiliation of Philip. Philip gained face by commenting "Look thee out a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself, for Macedonia is too little for thee". Alexander named the horse Bucephalus because the horse's head seemed "as broad as a bulls".


Bucephalus, the mighty stallion, died of battle wounds in 326B.C in Alexander's last battle. Alexander founded the city of Bucephala (thought to be the modern town of Jhelum, Pakistan) in memory of his wonderful horse.

Like his hero and ancestor Achillis, Alexander viewed his horses as "known to excel all others-for they are immortal. Poseiden gave them to my father Peleus, who in his turn gave them to myself"

Answer 4

A stallion named Bucephalus.

Died of battle wounds in 326B.C.; Alexander later founded the city of Bucephala (believed to still exist as the modern town of Jhelum, Pakistan) in memory his eqine comrade.

Britain's Royal Navy had an HMS Bucephalus in the 19th century.

Answer 5

Bucephalus and the information above is basically true. This horse was not ridable by any other person. Alexander had to train him by grabbing his head and turning the head towards the sun until the horse figured out that Alexander was the man. Bucephalus in Greek equates to "Bull headed."

Answer 6

Bucephalus, just google "Alexander's horse"

Answer 7

Oh, God. When these Fyromians - Vardarskans will get some real knowledge apart from their State's propaganda booklets? What is their "Macedonian" language but a poor Bulgarian idiom, what is their tradition but a poor Serbian immitation, what is their civilisation but an unimportant adoption of customs, habits, costumes, dances etc of their neighbouring countries?
And they dare compare their "civilisation" (?????) to the Egyptian one. (Not a word about the Greek civilisation, because of animosity and envy).
Dear Fyromians, who shortly will be erased from the world map because of your beloved Albanians, the two words composing the word "Boukefalas" (Bous=Ox and Kefali=Head) are still in use in Greece, and they are both ancient Greek words.
This from a Greek - Italian (more Italian if I may).

Answer 8

Voukefalas

(Βουκεφάλας) in Greek,. cause Alexander the Great was Greek and so is Macedonia

and it means : the one what has the head of an ox

Answer 9

In our noble Greek language "boukefalas".
In the FYROM barbaric language "Bukefal" which as meaning is equal to what the user with a rose in her nickname is: Bull-headed.

Answer 10

What is the Vardarskan translation of the Greek word Boukefalas? Do you have any? Because I see only sheep inhere.
Ragzeus you said it all.