India. In India, horse worship in the form of worship of Hayagriva dates back to 2000 BC, when the Indo-Aryan people started to migrate into the Indus valley. The Indo-Aryans worshipped the horse for its speed, strength, and intelligence. To Read more…
The horse has always been considered the sacred mount of the kami, Japanese gods. During the Nara period (710-794), the practice of shinme, consisting in offering a horse as a votive offering to a shrine to serve as a divine Read more…
If you do spot a horse: Slow right down and be ready to stop. Give them a wide berth – at least a car’s width – and pass slowly. Avoid any actions likely to spook the horse such as splashing Read more…
Epona, goddess who was patron of horses and also of asses and mules (epo- is the Gaulish equivalent of the Latin equo-; “horse”). What is the name of the horse God? NOTOS (Notus) The god of the South-Wind who, in Read more…
Born to a stallion and mare that had been captured by the BLM in Oregon, Spirit was (and still is) a beautiful example of the Kiger mustang breed. His wide-set eyes and thick, wavy, multi-colored tail and mane became the Read more…
In legend, the ancient Greek deity Apollo, the son of Zeus, master of Olympus, rode a chariot pulled by fiery horses across the sky every day to bring light to the world. Which Greek god rides a horse? Pegasus Bellerophon Read more…
Mohammed was attended by five mares from which the Arab breed of horses would later be born. However Lazlos the horse of Muhammad, was a favorite, since it allowed him to live great moments to maintain the principles of Islam. Read more…
The great Goddess Rhiannon is a potent symbol of fertility, yet She is also an Otherworld and death Goddess, a bringer of dreams, and a moon deity who is symbolized by a white horse. Which god has a white horse? Read more…
Epona, goddess who was patron of horses and also of asses and mules (epo- is the Gaulish equivalent of the Latin equo-; “horse”). Who is the Celtic horse goddess? goddess EponaThe goddess Epona was also supposed to protect horses in Read more…
The Arcadian myth from Thelpusa said (Paus. 8.25) that Poseidon Hippios mated with Demeter Erinys and she bore two children: a daughter with the secret name, called in public Despoina (equivalent of Kore), and the horse Arion (Malten 1914, 201; Read more…