concept
Balius (Achilles' horse)
Balius
also: Βάλιος
The second of Achilles' pair of immortal horses, paired always with Xanthus; both weep for Patroclus and stand motionless with grief (Book 17).
Reading notes
- The Iliad §16.130 Balius
One of Achilles's pair of immortal horses, paired always with Xanthus; both weep and stand motionless with grief after Patroclus's death in Book 16.