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

Devadatta is the winged flying white horse of Kalki in Hinduism, bestowed by the god Shiva.^[1]
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.

Islam mythology

In Islam, Al-Buraq was the steed who carried Muhammad in the Isra' and Mi'raj.^[2]
In Islamic tradition, Haizum is the horse of the archangel Gabriel.^[3]

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

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Web site: Ethiopian Pegasus.