Alexander the Great & Bucephalus

After researching Alexander and Bucephalus's relationship I found some very interesting things. Bucephalus was brought to Macedonia and presented to Alexander's dad, King Philip II. Bucephalus was bigger than usual horses and also wild and unmanageable. His coat was all black except for a white star shape on his head. He was being sold for three times the normal price of a horse. Since he was so crazy, King Philip II told the people who brought him to take him away. Alexander was watching the whole thing go down and decided that the horse is too magnificent to let go. He realized that Bucephalus was just scared of his own shadow so he turned him away from it, got on him, and rode off. When he came back his dad was proud of him. Ever since that day they were inseparable. He didn't let anybody else ride him. He rode him into every battle that he went into. After one of the battles, Bucephalus was kidnapped while Alexander was away. Alexander was so angry that he threatened to chop down every tree, lay waste to the countryside, and slaughter every inhabitant of the region. Bucephalus was returned shortly after with a plead for mercy. Bucephalus eventually died of either battle wounds or of old age. Alexander was so sad and grief-ridden that he decided to name a city after him called Bucephala. This shows how strong Alexander and Bucephalus's relationship was. I really liked researching Bucephalus and Alexander. I found it cool how inseparable they were and how much they loved each other. That's all for today.