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List of horses in mythology and folklore

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This is a list of horses in mythology and folklore.

Celtic[edit]

• Embarr, Niamh and Lugh's horse
• Epona, Gaulish horse goddess
• Kelpie, a mythical Celtic water horse
• Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend, or Macha's Grey, CúChulainn's chariot horse; known as the king of all horses

Germanic[edit]

• 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 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]
• Hengist and Horsa, leaders of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain who are often viewed as mythologial figures^[10]
• Hófvarpnir, horse of the goddess Gná^[1]
• Hrímfaxi, Nótt's horse^[11]
• Skinfaxi, Dagr's horse^[12]
• Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse^[13]
• Svaðilfari, the stallion that fathered Sleipnir^[14]

Greek and Roman[edit]

• Arion, an immortal, extremely swift horse
• Balius and Xanthos, Achilles' horses
• Hippocampus, a sea horse that pulled Poseidon's chariot
• Mares of Diomedes, which fed on human flesh
• Pegasus, flying horse of Greek mythology
• Phaethon,^[15] one of the two immortal steeds of the dawn-goddess Eos
• Rhaebus, the horse of MezentiusinRoman myths
• Sterope,^[15] horse of the sun-god Helios
• Trojan Horse
• Equuleus, Hippe transformed into a foal (now a constellation)

Slavic[edit]

• Jabučilo, horse of Momčilo
• Šarac, horse of Prince MarkoofSerbian epic poetry
• Sivko-Burko, the "Gray-Brown" Horse of Slavic folktales
• Ždralin, horse of Miloš Obilić
• Calul Năzdrăvan, winged or swift advisor and horse of Făt-Frumos

Proto-Indo-European[edit]

• Dyaus Pita, the Sky Father, who appears as a horse

Asian[edit]

• 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

Other[edit]

• Gringolet, Sir Gawain's horse
• Hengroen, King Arthur's horse
• The horse of Sinterklaas: in the Netherlands "Amerigo" or "Ozosnel", in Flanders "Slechtweervandaag" ("Bad weather today")
• Llamrei, King Arthur's mare
• Morvarc'h, the horse of Gradlon in Breton legend
• The Nuckelavee, an Orcadian horse with no skin which sometimes appears to have a man astride its body
• Ros Beiaard, a horse from Belgian folklore, still celebrated annually in many cities across the country.
• Silili, a Babylonian king of horses
• White horse of Kent
• Horses of Pas-de-Calais

See also[edit]

• List of winged unicorns
• List of fictional horses
• White horses in mythology
• Winged horse

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]