Image: Alexander the Great and his horse Bucephalus, Battle of Issus Mosaic - Pompeii, 1st century AD
"A horse been brought by a horse dealer from Thessaly to sell to Philip, who was the leader of the Macedonians at the time. The local people had named him Bucephalus after the brand on his backside in the shape of an ox-head, a boukephalus." (J.Edward Chamberlin - Horse)
Bukephalus is Turkish; Buka/Buga (ox, cattle), Buğa/Boğa (bull)
Even OX is Turkish; Öküz
Byzas (Buzas) in mythology is also Turkish; Buzağı / Buzağu/Buzaku (calf)
Alexander the Great's horse Bucephalus (Βουκεφάλας): Turkish
"A Thessalian horse trader brings a horse to sell to
Philip, the leader of the Macedonians. Because the mark on
its back resembled an ox's head, the people had already
given the horse a name: Bucephalus (ox-head)." (J.
Edward Chamberlin - AT)
Son of King Laomedon of Troy; Bukolion (Βουκολίων)
Bukolos (Βουκόλος), son of Erkle (Hercules)
Byzás (Buzas), grandson of Io (Moon Maiden), who was transformed
into a cow; Calf. Supposedly the founding king of
Byzantion.
In the Tonyukuk inscription; Buka,
Turkish male names; Bukabey, Arıkbuka, Kızılbuka, Akbuka, Kara
Buka, Buka Batur, Bukaktutuk,
"In Old Turkic, the ox called buka and ud, and the hairy
wild bull given names such as kotuz, kotuz-buka, kotas,
kutas, hotaz, hotoz, were closely related to the historical
Turks with their natural and legendary aspects."
(Dr. Emel Esin - "Kotuz", "Tamğa" of the Second
Kök-Turk Dynasty, 1985)
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Görsel:
Makedonyalı İskender ile atı Bukefalos, İssos Savaşı Mozaiği - Pompei MS 1.yy
Makedonyalı İskender’in atı Bukephalos/Bukephalas (Βουκεφάλας): Türkçe
"Teselyalı bir at taciri Makedonyalıların lideri Philippos’a satmak için bir at getirir. Arkasına vurulu damga, öküz başını andırdığından halk ata bir isim bulmuştu bile: Bukefalos (öküzbaş)." (J.Edward Chamberlin - AT)
Turova Kralı Laomedon’un oğlu; Bukolion （Βουκολίων)
Erkle’nin (Herkül) oğlu Bukolos (Βουκόλος)
İneğe dönüştürülen İo’nun (Ay Kız) torunu Byzas (Buzas); Buzağı. Güya Byzantion’un kurucu kralıymış.
Tonyukuk yazıtında; Buka,
Türk erkek adları; Bukabey, Arıkbuka, Kızılbuka, Akbuka, Kara Buka, Buka Batur, Bukaktutuk,
"Eski Türkçede buka ve ud denen öküz ile, kotuz, kotuz-buka, kotas, kutas, hotaz, hotoz gibi adlar verilen tüylü yabani boğa, tabiî ve efsânevî veçheleri ile, tarihî Türkler ile de yakından alâkalı oldu." (Dr. Emel Esin - "Kotuz", İkinci Kök-Türk Sülâlesinin "Tamğa"sı, 1985)