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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 ...
The gilded side of the Trundholm sun chariot. The importance of horses in the mythology and symbolism of the Germanic peoples dates back at least to the Nordic Bronze Age and shows continuity up until their Christianisation, likely stemming from aspects such as their practical importance, and inherited traditions from their Indo-European ancestors. [1]
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.
Ulla Loumand cites Sleipnir and the flying horse Hófvarpnir as "prime examples" of intermediate horses between earth and sky, between Ásgarðr, Miðgarðr and Útgarðr, between the mortal world and the underworld in Nordic mythology. This makes the horse the best animal for guiding the dead on their journey to the other world, its very first ...
Pages in category "Horses in mythology" The following 88 pages are in this category, out of 88 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aethon;
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
Deities depicted as horses or whose myths and iconography are associated with the horse. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
The sacred horses of Rügen are forbidden to pluck their manes, reminiscent of the Faxi (Old Norse for "mane"), the sacred Scandinavian horses. [78] There are, however, a few differences. Offerings and horse sacrifices are an integral part of the Germanic ritual, unlike the Slavs, [ 46 ] who do not make offerings. [ 46 ]