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Pherenikos (Greek: Φερένικος; Latin: Pherenicus) was an Ancient Greek chestnut racehorse victorious at the Olympic and Pythian Games in the 470s BC. Pherenikos, whose name means "victory-bearer", was "the most famous racehorse in antiquity".[1] Owned by Hieron I, tyrant of Syracuse, Pherenikos is celebrated in the victory odes of both Pindar and Bacchylides.[2]
- ^ Nicholson, Nigel James (2005). Aristocracy and Athletics in Archaic and Classical Greece. Cambridge University Press. pp. 99, 95–118. ISBN 978-0-521-84522-9.
- ^ Henderson, W. J. (2011). "A Race-Horse Called Pherenikos". Akroterion. 56. Stellenbosch University: 21–30.