Victor
North African elephant (Loxodonta pharaoensis) at
King Pyrrhus of Epirus in Greece

Biography

☨ ♂ Victor
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Identification


Description
Species:	North African elephant (Loxodonta pharaoensis)
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* unknown
Birth place:	in Africa unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†
Death location:	King Pyrrhus of Epirus
Death reason:	:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	King Pyrrhus of Epirus, in Greece

Date of arrival

	King Pyrrhus of Epirus from Ptolemy II Philadelphus

	Ptolemy II Philadelphus from Africa unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2021-07-11

Latest document update	2021-07-11 15:56:32

† Victor is a dead Male ♂ North African elephant (Loxodonta pharaoensis), , who died at King Pyrrhus of Epirus, in Greece, .

Origin

Victor was born unknown at Africa unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

The most notable elephant in Greek history, called Victor, had long served in Pyrrhus's army, but on seeing its Mahout dead before the city walls, it rushed to retrieve him: hoisting him defiantly on his tusks, it took wild and indiscriminate revenge for the man it loved, trampling more of its supporters than its enemies.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Victor, North African elephant (Loxodonta pharaoensis) located at King Pyrrhus of Epirus in Greece. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 19 May 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10847. (archived at the Wayback machine)