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the horse so tough it needed a teenager to tame it, then conquer the known world.
means alexander the great's warhorse, famous for being unrideable until a 13-year-old figured out it was just scared of its own shadow.
from greek for ox-head, either from a white marking shaped like one or the sheer blockiness of his skull; alexander tamed him by noticing the horse spooked at its own shadow and simply turning him toward the sun.
purchase price13 talents, absurd money for one horse
deathdied after the battle of hydaspes, exhausted or wounded
legacyalexander founded a city, bucephala, in his honor
age at tamingalexander was only about 13