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.
Andreu Balius is a graphic and (type) designer based in Barcelona.
He was the creator of the experimental type project Garcia fonts and Co. (1993), and founder of the Typerware studio (1996-2001) in Santa Maria de Martorelles, a little village near Barcelona.
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In Greek mythology, Balius (= "Dappled") and Xanthus (= "Blonde") were two immortal horses, the offspring of the harpyPodarge and the West wind, Zephyros (lat.
In the Iliad, it is told how, when Patroclus got killed in battle, Xanthus and Balius stood motionless on the field of battle, and wept.
When Xanthus was rebuked by the grieving Achilleus for allowing Patroclus to be slain, Xanthus broke Divine law by resorting to human speech, saying that a god had killed Patroclus, and that a god would soon kill Achilleus too.
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