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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 ...
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.
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The white horse of Chisséria is from the Canton of Arinthod, where there are many legends about sylphs. [2] This horse is known as Pegasus of Segomo as well. [1] [3] [4] It appeared in the air in the form of a white horse, [5] sometimes along with wispy spirits, sylphs, or ridden by an armed hunter who then roamed the sky. The township is ...
The 3,000-year-old Uffington White Horse hill figure in England.. White horses have a special significance in the mythologies of cultures around the world. They are often associated with the sun chariot, [1] with warrior-heroes, with fertility (in both mare and stallion manifestations), or with an end-of-time saviour, but other interpretations exist as well.
Both horses are mentioned in Gylfaginning and Grímnismál and their names are frequently associated with descriptions of the Sun. [4] In Nordic mythology, gods govern the passage of days, nights, and seasons, [5] and shape the Sun from a spark of the flame Muspelheim, but the Sun stands still without a driver.
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]