Western Civ 3/24 - a man and his beloved horse
Alexander the Great had a horse named Bucephalus. The story of taming him is interesting. Bucephalus was a wild and seemingly untamable horse. No one could control him. He was scared of his own shadow. Alexander approached him carefully, made him feel comfortable and got on him and rode off. A very cute beginning to this special friendship. Alexander rode Bucephalus into every battle, but while Alexander was on an excursion he was kidnapped. Alexander cut every tree in order to look for Bucephalus, he was eventually returned with a plea for mercy. Bucephalus may have died of old age or battle wounds, but Alexander named a city after him - Bucephala. Alexander also named another city after his favorite dog.
https://www.ancient.eu/Bucephalus/
https://www.ancient.eu/Bucephalus/
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