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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
horses of Apollo 1
immortal horses Balius and Xanthus canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ
linked to: Harpies

storm-footed ⓘ
swift ⓘ
areDescribedBy Homer as wind-swift ⓘ
associatedEvent death of Patroclus ⓘ
associatedPlace Hellespont ⓘ
linked to: Dardanelles
associatedWith Hera ⓘ
Poseidon ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culture Greek mythology ⓘ
foughtForSide Achaeans ⓘ
genre epic mythology ⓘ
giftedTo Peleus ⓘ
habitat sea-shore of the Hellespont ⓘ
haveColor dappled (Balius) ⓘ
yellow (Xanthus) ⓘ
haveProperty able to speak ⓘ
gift of human speech granted by Hera ⓘ
laterBelongedTo Achilles ⓘ
mentionedIn Iliad ⓘ
linked to: Homer's Iliad
nameMeaning blond ⓘ
dappled ⓘ
yellow ⓘ
offspringOf Podarge and Zephyrus ⓘ
linked to: Podarge
parent Podarge ⓘ
Zephyrus ⓘ
linked to: Anemoi
participatedIn Trojan War ⓘ
pulledChariotOf Achilles ⓘ
Patroclus ⓘ
Peleus ⓘ
relatedTo Achilles’ armor ⓘ
linked to: Achilles' armor
relatedWork Epic Cycle ⓘ
role chariot horses of Achilles ⓘ
servedHero Achilles ⓘ
sourceTextAuthor Homer ⓘ
spokeAbout Achilles’ impending death ⓘ
fate ⓘ
spokeIn Iliad Book 19 ⓘ
spokeTo Achilles ⓘ
symbolOf divine aid to heroes ⓘ
inevitability of fate ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

wedding of Peleus and Thetis → hasGift → immortal horses Balius and Xanthus ⓘ
Apollo Fountain → depicts → horses of Apollo ⓘ
linked to: immortal horses Balius and Xanthus