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During the Trojan War, Xanthus was rebuked by Achilles for allowing Patroclus to be killed. Xanthus responded by saying that a god had killed Patroclus and a god would soon kill Achilles too. The Erinyes struck the horse dumb.
Alternatives: Balios, Xanthos, Xanthius
Iliad XVI, 149; XIX, 400.
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