concept
Xanthus (Achilles' horse)
Xanthus
also: Ξάνθος
One of Achilles' pair of immortal horses, born of the Harpy Podarge and the West Wind; given a human voice by Hera, he alone of the pair speaks, prophesying Achilles' own death (Book 19).
Reading notes
- The Iliad §16.130 Xanthus
One of Achilles's pair of immortal horses, born of the Harpy Podarge and the West Wind; in Book 19 Hera briefly gives him human speech, and he prophesies Achilles's own death before the Erinyes silence his voice.