Monday, March 23, 2020

Blog Day Thirty-Three: Alexander and Bucephalus

Today I did research about Alexander the Great and his horse, Bucephalus. Their relationship started when Alexander was around 11 or 12 years old. Bucephalus was given to King Philip, Alexander's father, for the price of 13 talents. Philip and his men declared that Bucephalus was to uneasy and hard to tame. Alexander challenged that and said that they were too afraid to tame the massive horse. Alexander told his father that if he couldn't tame the horse we would pay back his father the money Bucephalus costed. As Alex approached the horse, he realized that Bucephalus was afraid of his own shadow. Alex turned Bucephalus towards the light and mounted the horse. Philip realizes that Alex will go on to do great things in his life, after taming the  hard to manage horse. Alex, obviously, keeps and rides the horse for the rest of Bucephalus' life. Many historians think that this was a turning point in Alexander's life. During an excursion, Bucephalus was kidnapped from Alex. Alex threaten to kill in order to get Bucephalus back. Eventually, the horse was returned to Alex with a plea for mercy. This event shows how Alex would do anything to save his horse, that he loves so much. Throughout almost all of his battles, Alexander rode Bucephalus. At the end of Bucephalus' life, Alex named a city, Bucephala, in memory of his horse. Alexander loved Bucephalus, and wouldn't have been as successful in his battles, if it wasn't for his amazing relationship with his horse.

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