What was Alexander the Great's famous horse, whose Greek name translates to mean 'ox-head'?
Alexander the Great When Alexander was ten years old, a trader from Thessaly brought Philip a horse, which he offered to sell for thirteen talents. The horse refused to be mounted, and Philip ordered it away. Alexander however, detecting the horse's fear of its own shadow, asked to tame the horse, which he eventually managed. Plutarch stated that Philip, overjoyed at this display of courage and ambition, kissed his son tearfully, declaring: "My boy, you must find a kingdom big enough for your ambitions. Macedon is too small for you", and bought the horse for him. Alexander named it Bucephalas, meaning "ox-head". Bucephalas
Ox-Head and Horse-Face Ox-Head and Horse-Face Ox-Head () and Horse-Face () are two guardians or types of guardians of the Underworld in Chinese mythology. As indicated by their names, both have the bodies of men, but Ox-Head has the head of an ox while Horse-Face has the face of a horse. They are the first beings a dead soul encounters upon entering the Underworld; in many stories they directly escort the newly dead to the Underworld. In the Chinese classical novel "Journey to the West", Ox-Head and Horse-Face are sent to capture Sun Wukong, but he overpowers them and scares them away. He