Taraxippus

(Ταράξιππος) was the name of a particular spot in the race-course at Olympia, where horses often became shy and frightened. Superstition was not at a loss to account for this phenomenon, for some said that on that spot Olenius or Dameon had been slain by Cteatus, or because it was the burial-place of Myrtilus (who had frightened the horses of Oenomaus), Alcathous, or Pelops. Pausanias, however, considers Taraxippus to be a surname of Poseidon Hippius. On the isthmus of Corinth, Glaucus, the son of Sisyphus, was believed to be a Taraxippus. (Paus. 6.20.8, &c. ; comp. 10.37.4.) [L.S]

(Ταράξιππος). A demon who caused horses to shy. See hippodromus, p. 825.

• at Olympia: Paus. 6.20.15-19, Paus. 10.37.4
• at the Isthmus and Nemea: Paus. 6.20.19