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The fourth Horseman, Death on the Pale Horse. Engraving by Gustave Doré (1865). When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, "Come". I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the ...
Riding horses were used by a variety of people during the Middle Ages, and so varied greatly in quality, size and breeding. Knights and nobles kept riding horses in their war-trains, saving their warhorses for the battle. [12] The names of horses referred to a type of horse, rather than a breed. Many horses were named by the region where they ...
Greece. Region. Thrace. The Mares of Diomedes ( Greek: Διομήδους ἵπποι, translit. Diomēdous hippoi ), also called the Mares of Thrace, were a herd of man-eating horses in Greek mythology. Magnificent, wild, and uncontrollable, they belonged to Diomedes of Thrace (not to be confused with Diomedes, son of Tydeus ), king of Thrace ...
The best horse name for your female or male horse or pony is on this list of cute, classic, popular, funny, and rare name ideas, like Seabiscuit and Goldie. 156 Popular Horse Names From Stately ...
The Summer Olympics have included 2,129 equestrian participants, including 1,751 men and 378 women, from 69 countries. [ 1][ note 1], of which 564 won a medal. As of the 2008 Olympics, 395 medals have been awarded to 31 NOCs. The oldest rider was 72-year-old Arthur von Pongracz of Austria at the 1936 Summer Olympics, while the youngest was 16 ...
Bucephalus ( / bjuː.ˈsɛ.fə.ləs /; Ancient Greek: Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς, romanized : Būcephắlās; c. 355 BC – June 326 BC) or Bucephalas, was the horse of Alexander the Great, and one of the most famous horses of classical antiquity. [ 1] According to the Alexander Romance (1.15), the name "Bucephalus" literally means "ox-headed ...
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 Fáfnir's bane [6] Gulltoppr, the horse of Heimdallr [7] Gyllir, a horse whose name translates to "the golden coloured one" [8] Hamskerpir and Garðrofa, the parents of Hófvarpnir [9]
Horses were probably ridden in prehistory before they were driven. However, evidence is scant, mostly simple images of human figures on horse-like animals drawn on rock or clay. [49] [50] The earliest tools used to control horses were bridles of various sorts, which were invented nearly as soon as the horse was domesticated. [51]