immortal horses Balius and Xanthus
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The immortal horses Balius and Xanthus are divine steeds from Greek mythology, famed as the swift chariot horses of Achilles during the Trojan War.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balius and Xanthus | 0 |
| Xanthus | 0 |
| Balius | 0 |
| horses of Apollo | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
characters in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological horse ⓘ mythological horse ⓘ pair of mythological horses ⓘ |
| areDescribedAs |
divine steeds
ⓘ
faster than the wind ⓘ immortal ⓘ sons of the Harpy Podarge NERFINISHED ⓘ storm-footed ⓘ swift ⓘ |
| areDescribedBy | Homer as wind-swift ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | death of Patroclus ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Hellespont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| foughtForSide | Achaeans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | epic mythology ⓘ |
| giftedTo | Peleus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat | sea-shore of the Hellespont ⓘ |
| haveColor |
dappled (Balius)
ⓘ
yellow (Xanthus) ⓘ |
| haveProperty |
able to speak
ⓘ
gift of human speech granted by Hera ⓘ |
| laterBelongedTo | Achilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
blond
ⓘ
dappled ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| offspringOf | Podarge and Zephyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent |
Podarge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zephyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pulledChariotOf |
Achilles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patroclus NERFINISHED ⓘ Peleus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Achilles’ armor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Epic Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | chariot horses of Achilles ⓘ |
| servedHero | Achilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceTextAuthor | Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokeAbout |
Achilles’ impending death
ⓘ
fate ⓘ |
| spokeIn | Iliad Book 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokeTo | Achilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
divine aid to heroes
ⓘ
inevitability of fate ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
horses of Apollo