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Balius and Xanthos, Achilles ' horses. Hippocampus, a sea horse that pulled Poseidon 's chariot. Mares of Diomedes, which fed on human flesh. Pegasus, flying horse of Greek mythology. Phaethon, [ 14 ] one of the two immortal steeds of the dawn-goddess Eos. Rhaebus, the horse of Mezentius in Roman myths. Sterope, [ 14 ] horse of the sun-god Helios.
Arroch, Sindarin for 'noble horse', ridden into battle by Húrin in The Children of Húrin by J.R.R Tolkien. Artax, Atreyu 's horse in Michael Ende 's The Neverending Story. Asfaloth, Glorfindel 's horse in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien. Athansor, ridden by Peter Lake in Mark Helprin 's A Winter's Tale.
Caballo marino chilote. Cabyll-ushtey. Ceffyl Dŵr. Centaur. Centaurus (Greek mythology) Cheval Gauvin. Cheval Mallet.
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. The horse has been associated with numerous roles and magical gifts throughout the ...
Category. : Horse deities. Deities depicted as horses or whose myths and iconography are associated with the horse.
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]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help. Pages in category "Horses in Norse mythology" The following 18 pages ...
Pegasus (Greek: Πήγασος, translit. Pḗgasos; Latin: Pegasus, Pegasos) is a winged horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as a white stallion. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. Pegasus was the brother of Chrysaor, both born from Medusa's blood when their mother was decapitated by ...