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Bellerophon [1] or Bellerophontes (Ancient Greek: Βελλεροφών; Βελλεροφόντης; lit. "slayer of Belleros") or Hipponous (Ancient Greek: Ἱππόνοος; lit. "horse-knower"), [2] was a divine Corinthian hero of Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and Eurynome, and the foster son of Glaukos.
Árvakr and Alsviðr, horses that pull Sól's chariot [1] Blóðughófi, Freyr's horse [2] Falhófnir, a horse of the gods [3] Glað, a horse of the gods [4] Glær, a horse listed in both the Grímnismál and Gylfaginning [5] Grani, the horse of Sigurð [6] Gulltoppr, the horse of Heimdallr [7] Gyllir, a horse whose name translates to "the ...
Then Hrungnir gets angry, leaps upon his horse and follows Odin in a race towards Ásgard, "intending to pay him back for his boasting". [4] Although Sleipnir turns out to be the fastest horse, the race is very close and Odin is not able to keep Hrungnir out of the place of gods, Ásgard. There, the Æsir (gods) invites Hrungnir for a drink.
Haizum – horse of the archangel Gabriel (Islam) Hippogriff – winged horse with the head and upper body of an eagle (French, England) Ipotane – half-horse, half-humans, original centaurs (Greek) Karkadann – monstrous, highly aggressive unicorn (India, Persia) Kotobuki – Yokai with traits of all members of the Chinese zodiac
1860 engraving depicting the performing horse Marocco. A significant portion of medieval technical literature consists of treatises on veterinary care. [S 11] Arab and Muslim scholars made notable contributions to the knowledge of equine medicine, education, [5] and training, in part due to the contributions of the translator Ibn Akhî Hizâm, who wrote around 895, [6] and Ibn al-Awam, who ...
In Norse mythology, Árvakr (Old Norse "early awake" [1]) and Alsviðr ("very quick" [2]) are the horses which pull the sun, or Sól's chariot, across the sky each day. [2] It is said that the gods fixed bellows underneath the two horses' shoulders to help cool them off as they rode.
Based on fragments from Alcman and Stesichorus, an alternative story of the horses can be derived. [1] The horses, named Xanthus and Cyllarus, are the sons of Poseidon, who gave them to Hera as a gift. The latter bestowed them onto the Dioscuri to use as their horses in battle, and Xanthus retains his ability to speak with Castor. [1]
Enbarr can be obtained through the extreme level on The Whorleater, as a random drop. [19] Enbarr appears as a minor character in the Nate Temple series by Shayne Silvers. He is the horse of Manannán mac Lir and is responsible for removing the main character, Quinn MacKenna, from the Otherworld and taking her to Fae.