List of horses in mythology and folklore

This is a list of horses in mythology and folklore.

Celtic

• 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

• Árvakr and Alsviðr, horses that pull Sól's chariot
• Blóðughófi, Freyr's horse
• Falhófnir, a horse of the gods
• Glað, a horse of the gods
• Glær, a horse listed in both the Grímnismál and Gylfaginning
• Grani, the horse of Sigurð Fáfnir's bane
• Gulltoppr, the horse of Heimdallr
• Gyllir, a horse whose name translates to "the golden coloured one"
• Hamskerpir and Garðrofa, the parents of Hófvarpnir
• Hengist and Horsa, leaders of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain who are often viewed as mythologial figures
• Hófvarpnir, horse of the goddess Gná
• Hrímfaxi, Nótt's horse
• Skinfaxi, Dagr's horse
• Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse
• Svaðilfari, the stallion that fathered Sleipnir

Greek and Roman

• 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, one of the two immortal steeds of the dawn-goddess Eos
• Rhaebus, the horse of Mezentius in Roman myths
• Sterope, horse of the sun-god Helios
• Trojan Horse
• Equuleus, Hippe transformed into a foal (now a constellation)

Slavic

• Jabučilo, horse of Momčilo
• Šarac, horse of Prince Marko of Serbian 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

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

Asian

• 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

• 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

Winged horses

• The ancient Pegasus is a mythological winged horse.
• The Hippalectryon is a half-horse, half-rooster hybrid depicted in ancient Greek art.
• Devadatta is the winged flying white horse of Kalki in Hinduism, bestowed by the god Shiva.
• In Islam, Al-Buraq was the steed who carried Muhammad in the Isra' and Mi'raj.
• Tianma was a winged 'celestial' horse in Chinese folklore.
• A Qianlima is a mythical winged horse which originates from the Chinese classics.
• In Islamic tradition, Haizum is the horse of the archangel Gabriel.
• Tulpar is a winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology.
• Uchchaihshravas is a white winged horse, described in Hindu scriptures as one of the supernatural beings which emerged from the churning of the ocean of milk.
• The Wind Horse is a winged horse from Tibetan mythology.
• The Ethiopian pegasus was born on an island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea.
• Horses in the Jura

See also

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

Citations

Bibliography