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Gyllir, a horse whose name translates to "the golden coloured one" [8] Hamskerpir and Garðrofa, the parents of Hófvarpnir [9] Hófvarpnir, horse of the goddess Gná [1] Hrímfaxi, Nótt's horse [10] Skinfaxi, Dagr's horse [11] Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse [12] Svaðilfari, the stallion that fathered Sleipnir [13]
This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. C. Centaurs (1 C, 53 P) D. Horse deities (5 C, 26 P) F. ... Pages in category "Horses in mythology"
Canadian folklore is the traditional material that Canadians pass down from generation to generation, either as oral literature or "by custom or practice". [1] It includes songs, legends, jokes, rhymes, proverbs, weather lore, superstitions, and practices such as traditional food-making and craft-making.
Nuu-chah-nulth mythology – a group of indigenous peoples living on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Haida mythology – a nation living in Haida Gwaii and the Alaska Panhandle. Tsimshian mythology – an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast living on the British Columbia Coast and Alaska's Annette Islands.
In Canadian folklore, the Igopogo is a mythical creature said to dwell in Lake Simcoe, Ontario. [1] The creature's name is ostensibly based on the Ogopogo, of Lake Okanagan, British Columbia, and also the title of the 1952 book I Go Pogo, a slogan often mentioned in the comic. [2]
10. Sirens. Origin: Greek Sirens are another mythological species that have found a home in modern times. There are movies and TV shows about the seductresses with beautiful and enchanted singing ...
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
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]