Alexander the great and bucephalus

When Alexander was supposedly twelve years old he tamed/won a horse named Bucephalus. The horse was won in a wager with his father. Alexander tamed him by turning him to the sun and riding off into the distance. He learned Bucephalus was a quiet and shy horse over time but fearless. After that it has been said Alexander had that horse for almost twenty years. And that horse was always by his side and went into battles with him. But in 326 BC in battle, Bucephalus died to battle wounds, and Alexander was right beside him. The two were inseparable since the beginning.