Winged horse (sometimes called a flying horse) is the name of a mythical creature. It is mostly depicted as a horse with the wings of a bird. Winged horses appear in the mythology 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.[ citation needed]
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.
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. doi: 10.1023/A:1004256417426. ISSN 0022-1791. JSTOR 23448508. S2CID 169398099.
- ^ Esposito, John L., ed. (2003). "Buraq". Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-989120-7.
- ^ Sakalauskaite, Aida (2010). Zoometaphors in English, German, and Lithuanian: a corpus study (PhD). University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 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. doi: 10.1515/char.2010.10.1.172. S2CID 135368411. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ "Ethiopian Pegasus".
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