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Alternative Title
Xanthos
Description
A small brownish-yellow glazed horse figurine that stands with its right front leg raised. The texture of its mane and tail hair is indicated by grooves in the figure.
56. Xanthos. The twin brother of Balios (q.v.) The nineteenth book of the Iliad relates how the horse Xanthos was of a sudden endowed with speech by Hera, and announced to its master Achilles his approaching death.
Exhibit label:
XANTHOS, THE HORSE OF ACHILLES.
A gift from Messire Donander of Évre, the Thane of Aigremont.
—"Above Paradiso" in The Silver Stallion.
Dimensions (Length x Width x Height in cm)
6 x 1 x 4
Personal Name Subject
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958; Achilles (Mythological character)
Topical Subject
Horses; Figurines; Homer. Iliad
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Genre
figures (representations)
Type
Physical Object
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine Collection
Source
Horse 56, Xanthos, James Branch Cabell Horse Figurine collection, M 377, Box 3, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
m377_i056.jpg