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  2. White horses in mythology - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of Illinois state symbols - Wikipedia

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    Horse: Thoroughbred horse (Equus caballus) 5 ILCS 460/90 2006 [1] Insect: Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) 5 ILCS 460/15 1975 [2] Mineral: Fluorite (Calcium fluoride) 5 ILCS 460/25 1965 [3] Motto "State sovereignty, national union" 5 ILCS 460/5 [notes 2] 1818 [6] Nickname "The Prairie State" Traditional [3] Pet: Shelter dogs and shelter ...

  4. Horse symbolism - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Horse worship - Wikipedia

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    The Uffington White Horse Horse worship is a spiritual practice with archaeological evidence of its existence during the Iron Age and, in some places, as far back as the Bronze Age . The horse was seen as divine, as a sacred animal associated with a particular deity, or as a totem animal impersonating the king or warrior.

  6. Mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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    Quetzalcoatl, which translates to "plumed serpent", is associated with the color white. He is the god of air. Finally, Huitzilopochtli, which translates to "hummingbird of the south", is associated with the color blue. He is the god of war. [49]

  7. Big Beaver Totem Pole - Wikipedia

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    Big Beaver Totem Pole [1] (also known as Story of Big Beaver, [2] or simply Big Beaver) [3] [4] is a 55-foot (16.8-meter) tall outdoor totem pole sculpture by Norman Tait, of the Nisga'a people of British Columbia, located in front of the north entrance to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois. The totem pole was carved out ...

  8. Spirit animal - Wikipedia

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    Spirit animal may refer to: Spirituality. Familiar, a supernatural entity, interdimensional being, or spiritual guardian that protects or assists witches and ...

  9. List of Lakota deities - Wikipedia

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    Čapa - The Beaver Spirit of labour and taxes. Četáŋ - The hawk spirit of the East. Associated with the qualities of speed, dedication and good vision. Hehaka - The male Elk Spirit of sexuality. Hnaska - The Frog Spirit of Holy Medicine. Hogan - The purifying Fish Spirit of water. Hunomp, or Hununpa - The bipedal Bear Spirit of wisdom.