Pherenicus
animal · 3 works · 3 mentions · 4 anchored passages
also in the atlas: Pherenicus the figure
chestnut horse · runner swift as a wind-storm
in the texts
Epinicians
Hieron's celebrated undefeated racehorse, credited with Olympic and Pythian victories.
Beside the wide-whirling Alpheus, golden-armed Dawn saw the victory of the chestnut horse Pherenicus, a runner swift as a wind-storm, and she saw him win in very holy Pytho.
Sing of the Olympian ruler of the gods, Zeus son of Cronus, and the untiring stream of the Alpheus, and the strength of Pelops, and Pisa, where glorious Pherenicus won victory in the race with his feet, and returned to Syracuse with its fine towers, bringing to Hieron the leaf of good fortune.
Olympian
Hieron's racehorse, whose victorious run beside the Alpheus is credited with placing 'sweetest thoughts' in the poet's mind.
Come, take the Dorian lyre down from its peg, if the splendor of Pisa and of Pherenicus placed your mind under the influence of sweetest thoughts, when that horse ran swiftly beside the Alpheus, not needing to be spurred on in the race, and brought victory to his master, the king of Syracuse who delights in horses.
Pythian
Hieron's celebrated racehorse, remembered for its earlier victory at Cirrha (Delphi).
If I had reached his shores bringing a double blessing, golden health and a victory-song to add brilliance to his garlands from the Pythian games, which once Pherenicus took when he was the best at Cirrha,