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…
The hippocampus or hippocamp, also hippokampos (plural: hippocampi or hippocamps; Ancient Greek: ἱππόκαμπος, from ἵππος, “horse” and κάμπος, “sea monster”), often called a sea-horse in English, is a mythological creature shared by Phoenician, Etruscan, Pictish, Roman and Greek mythology, though Read more…
Forces of War- Throughout the course of Biblical history, horses were the mounts of kings, princes, conquerors, and soldiers. To ride a horse implied war, doom and victory. Men of peace did not typically ride horses but rode donkeys, mules, Read more…
THE HIPPOI AREIOI (Horses of Ares) were four immortal horses named Aithon (Aethon), Phlogios (Phlogius), Konabos (Conabus) and Aithon (Phobus) which drew the chariot of the god Ares. What is Ares sacred animal? Ares’ sacred animals are the vulture, venomous Read more…
Pegasus was eventually brought to Olympus by Zeus. There, he was stabled next to Zeus’ thunderbolts. One of his duties included carrying Zeus’ thunderbolts. He was eventually turned into a constellation. Pegasus Parents Poseidon and Medusa Siblings Chrysaor Does Zeus Read more…
Evidence of Earliest Known Domestic Horses Found in Kazakhstan. Evidence of thong bridle use suggests horses may have been ridden as early as 5,500 years ago. Did the first person ride a horse? Archaeologists have suspected for some time that Read more…
The Hungarians and Spanish think black horses are lucky – the French and Bedoin believe the reverse. What do you call a solid black horse? What is an all-black horse called? There is no special name in the horse world Read more…
The Book of Deuteronomy, in no unequivocal terms, forbids the use of horses: Only he shall not multiply horses to himself. (Deuteronomy 17:16). To counterbalance the use of horses by Israel’s enemies, Joshua did to them as Yahweh told him. Read more…