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Keshi, a horse demon slain by Krishna in the Bhagavata Purana; Tikbalang, the demon horse in Philippine folklore; Tulpar, the winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology; Shabdiz horse of khosrow parvi, shah of Iran; Rakhsh, horse of Rostam, the great Iranian champion; Qianlima, winged horse in Chinese mythology
Pegasus, as the horse of Muses, on the roof of Poznań Opera House (Max Littmann, 1910) Pegasus on ancient cup of Marlik The poet Hesiod presents a folk etymology of the name Pegasus as derived from πηγή pēgē 'spring, well', referring to "the pegai of Okeanos , where he was born".
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.
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.
Patronus may refer to: The patronus (Latin) or patron in ancient Roman society; see Patronage in ancient Rome; The apparition produced by the Patronus Charm in Harry ...
A South Carolina county just got a 12-foot-tall winged Pegasus sculpture. Here’s why. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food. Games. Health. Home ...
A winged unicorn (cerapter, flying unicorn, unisus, or unipeg [1]) is a fictional ungulate, typically portrayed as a horse, with wings like a pegasus and the horn of a unicorn. [2] In some literature and media, it has been referred to as an alicorn , a word derived from the Italian word alicorno [ 3 ] (itself from Latin wing āla and horn ...
Darius's horse neighs in the sunlight. This drawing by Gustave Moreau depicts a famous hippomancy scene. Hippomancy is the art of divination through the horse, whether it involves interpreting the animal's movements or neighing, the tracks it leaves, or its bones. Throughout much of history, the horse was seen as an intermediary between Man ...