Bucephalus

Alexander the Great's horse
Thing horse Q201598
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Bucephalus

Summary

Bucephalus is a horse[1]. Bucephalus was born on January 1, 354 BC[2]. Bucephalus died on June 1, 325 BC[3]. Bucephalus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4]

Key Facts

  • Bucephalus was born on January 1, 354 BC[2].
  • Bucephalus died on June 1, 325 BC[3].
  • Bucephalus is buried at Jalalpur Sharif[5].
  • Bucephalus is buried at Phalia[6].
  • Bucephalus is recorded as male organism[7].
  • Bucephalus's instance of is recorded as horse[8].
  • Bucephalus's instance of is recorded as individual animal[9].
  • Bucephalus is owned by Alexander the Great[10].
  • Bucephalus's Commons category is recorded as Bucephalus (horse of Alexander)[11].
  • Bucephalus's color is recorded as black[12].
  • Bucephalus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Bucephalus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Bucephalus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Bucephalus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[16].
  • Bucephalus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17].
  • Bucephalus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Bucephalus's individual of taxon is recorded as horse[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include horse[8] and individual animal[9].

Influence

Things named for Bucephalus include Alexandria Bucephalous[20], an ancient city[21], in Seleucid Empire[22], founded in -0326[23] and Bucephala[24], a taxon[25].

Why It Matters

Bucephalus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] Bucephalus is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for Bucephalus include Alexandria Bucephalous[20], an ancient city[21], in Seleucid Empire[22], founded in -0326[23] and Bucephala[24], a taxon[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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