Winged horse explained
A winged horse, flying horse, or pterippus is a kind of a mythical creature, mostly depicted as a horse with the wings of a bird. Winged horses appear in the mythologies of various cultures, including Greek mythology.
Description
Greek mythology
- The ancient Pegasus is a mythological winged horse.
- The Hippalectryon is a half-horse, half-rooster hybrid depicted in ancient Greek art.
Hindu mythology
Islam mythology
Chinese mythology
Tianma was a winged 'celestial' horse in Chinese folklore.[4] A Qianlima is a mythical winged horse which originates from the Chinese classics.
Turkic mythology
Tulpar is a winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology.
Tibetan mythology
The Wind Horse is a winged horse from Tibetan mythology.
Ethiopian mythology
The Ethiopian pegasus was born on an island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea.[5]
Jura Mountain mythology
Some of the Legendary horses in the Jura are depicted as winged horses.
Notes and References
- Khan . Dominique-Sila . 1997 . The Coming of Nikalank Avatar: A Messianic Theme in Some Sectarian Traditions of North-Western India . Journal of Indian Philosophy . 25 . 4 . 411 . 10.1023/A:1004256417426 . 0022-1791 . 23448508. 169398099 .
- Book: Buraq . https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195125580.001.0001/acref-9780195125580-e-384 . subscription . Esposito . John L. . Oxford Dictionary of Islam . 2003 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-989120-7.
- Sakalauskaite . Aida . 2010 . Zoometaphors in English, German, and Lithuanian: a corpus study . PhD . University of California, Berkeley . February 28, 2022.
- Wei . Huo . 2010 . Large-sized Stone-sculptured Animals of the Eastern Han Period in Sichuan and the Southern Silk Road . Chinese Archaeology . 10 . 1 . 172–176 . 10.1515/char.2010.10.1.172 . 135368411 . February 28, 2022.
- Web site: Ethiopian Pegasus.