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  2. Qianlima - Wikipedia

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    Beginning around the 3rd century BCE, Chinese classics mention Bole, a mythological horse-tamer, as an exemplar of horse judging. Bole is frequently associated with the fabled qianlima (Chinese: 千里馬) "thousand-miles horse", which was supposedly able to gallop one thousand li (approximately 400 km) in a single day (e.g. Red Hare, sweats blood horse).

  3. Chollima Movement - Wikipedia

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    The Chollima Movement was the first of many mass mobilization campaigns in North Korea, and probably the most famous one. [15] Chollima has since become an icon of North Korea. Several statues of the winged horse have been constructed throughout the country. Most significant is the 46-meter high Chollima Statue on Mansu Hill , Pyongyang. This ...

  4. List of horses in mythology and folklore - Wikipedia

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    Uchchaihshravas, Indra's horse in Hindu mythology; 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 ...

  5. Longma - Wikipedia

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    A longma (lower left corner) on a rubbing from the Wu Liang shrines' reliefs. Longma or "dragon horse" connects with other creatures in Chinese folklore.While longma sometimes applies to the Qilin, [13] the closest relative is the legendary tianma 天馬 "heavenly horse" or the "Chinese Pegasus", which was metaphorically identified with the hanxuema 汗血馬 "blood-sweating horse" or Ferghana ...

  6. Winged horse - Wikipedia

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    Pegasus, as the winged horse of Muses, on the roof of Poznań Opera House (Max Littmann, 1910) A winged horse, flying horse, or pterippus is a kind of mythical creature, mostly depicted as a horse with the wings of a bird. Winged horses appear in the mythologies of various cultures, including Greek mythology.

  7. Category:Winged horses - Wikipedia

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    The Winged Horse; Winged-Horses of Tarquinia This page was last edited on 25 August 2024, at 01:17 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  8. Chollima Statue - Wikipedia

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    The Chollima Statue (Korean: 천리마동상) is a monument on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The monument symbolizes the "Chollima speed" of the Chollima Movement . The legendary winged horse Chollima depicted by the monument is said to travel 1,000 ri (400 km) a day.

  9. Pegasus - Wikipedia

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    Pegasus (Ancient Greek: Πήγασος, romanized: 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.