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Horse 56, Xanthos

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: A small brownish-yellow glazed horse figurine that stands with its right front leg raised. The texture of its mane and tail hair is indicated by grooves in the figure.56. Xanthos. The twin brother of Balios (q.v.) The nineteenth book of the Iliad relates how the horse Xanthos was of a sudden endowed with speech by Hera, and announced to its master Achilles his approaching death.Exhibit label:XANTHOS, THE HORSE OF ACHILLES.A gift from Messire Donander of Évre, the Thane of Aigremont.—"Above Paradiso" in The Silver Stallion.

Source: VCU Scholars Compass (Virginia Commonwealth University)

Language: English

Topic: Classical Antiquity Studies

Subfield: Anthropology

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7153692461

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