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  2. Horse symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The Horses of Neptune, illustration by Walter Crane, 1893.. Horse symbolism is the study of the representation of the horse in mythology, religion, folklore, art, literature and psychoanalysis as a symbol, in its capacity to designate, to signify an abstract concept, beyond the physical reality of the quadruped animal.

  3. Horses in Germanic paganism - Wikipedia

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    The gilded side of the Trundholm sun chariot. The importance of horses in the mythology and symbolism of the Germanic peoples dates back at least to the Nordic Bronze Age and shows continuity up until their Christianisation, likely stemming from aspects such as their practical importance, and inherited traditions from their Indo-European ancestors. [1]

  4. Three hares - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] It is viewed as a puzzle, a visual challenge, and has been rendered as sculpture, drawing, and painting. The symbol features three hares or rabbits chasing each other in a circle. Like the triskelion, [8] the triquetra, and their antecedents (e.g., the triple spiral), the symbol of the three hares has a threefold rotational symmetry ...

  5. The horse in Nordic mythology - Wikipedia

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    As a phallic symbol, the horse (only the male) is a symbol of sexual domination and fertilizing power. [77] Among the Vanir gods, the horse appears as a being that maintains and preserves life. This association also encompasses the notion of sexual energy, present today in Germanic etymology. [78]

  6. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Wikipedia

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    The rider of the second horse is often taken to represent War [4] (he is often pictured holding a sword upwards as though ready for battle) [31] or mass slaughter. [ 2 ] [ 9 ] [ 32 ] His horse's colour is red (πυρρός, purrhós from πῦρ , fire), and in some translations, the colour is specifically a "fiery" red.

  7. White horses in mythology - Wikipedia

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    A huge white horse appears in Korean mythology in the story of the kingdom of Silla. When the people gathered to pray for a king, the horse emerged from a bolt of lightning, bowing to a shining egg. After the horse flew back to heaven, the egg opened and the boy Park Hyeokgeose emerged. When he grew up, he united six warring states.

  8. Pluto (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    The three gods hover around a translucent globe that represents the world: Jupiter with his eagle, Neptune holding a bident, and Pluto accompanied by a bluish-gray horse and a Cerberus who resembles a three-headed border collie more than a hellhound.

  9. Horse worship - Wikipedia

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    Hayagriva, the Hindu god. The Welsh legend of Rhiannon and the Irish legend of Macha, although first recorded in Christian times, may indicate memories of horse worship. The white horse of Rhiannon is another example of cultic use of white horses, which seems to be an Indo-European phenomenon. [8]