In “Sleeping Beauty,” Prince Phillip’s horse is named Samson.
Samson is Phillip’s loyal white horse in Disney’s 1959 animated film. He carries the prince through the forest and helps him reach Aurora’s kingdom after Phillip escapes from Maleficent’s Forbidden Mountain.
The horse is a supporting character rather than a speaking one, so his name is easy to miss. Phillip himself is sometimes confused with other Disney princes, while the answer choices Angus, Maximus, and Pegasus belong to other Disney stories or are not the horse’s name in this film.
“Sleeping Beauty” drew on Charles Perrault’s 1697 fairy tale, but Disney significantly expanded Phillip’s role. The film was released in 1959, features music inspired by Tchaikovsky’s ballet, and introduced Maleficent as one of Disney’s most memorable villains. Samson appears alongside Phillip during the prince’s journey to rescue Aurora and defeat the dragon-form Maleficent.