Winged horse

Winged horse(sometimes called aflying horse) is the name of a mythical creature. It is mostly depicted as ahorsewith the wings of abird.Winged horses appear in the mythology of various cultures, includingGreek mythology.

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Greek mythology[edit]

The ancientPegasusis a mythological winged horse.
TheHippalectryonis a half-horse, half-rooster hybrid depicted in ancient Greek art.

Hindu mythology[edit]

Devadatta is the winged flying white horse ofKalkiin Hinduism, bestowed by the godShiva.^[1]
Uchchaihshravasis a white winged horse, described in Hindu scriptures as one of the supernatural beings which emerged from thechurning of the ocean of milk.

Islam mythology[edit]

In Islam,Al-Buraqwas the steed who carriedMuhammadin theIsra' and Mi'raj.^[2]
InIslamictradition,Haizumis the horse of the archangelGabriel.^[3]

Chinese mythology[edit]

Tianmawas a winged 'celestial' horse inChinese folklore.^[4] AQianlimais a mythical winged horse which originates from theChinese classics.^{[citation needed]}

Turkic mythology[edit]

Tulparis a winged or swift horse inTurkic mythology.

Tibetan mythology[edit]

TheWind Horseis a winged horse fromTibetan mythology.

Ethiopian mythology[edit]

TheEthiopian pegasuswas born on an island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea.^[5]

Jura Mountain mythology[edit]

Some of theLegendary horses in the Juraare depicted as winged horses.

References[edit]

^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.RetrievedFebruary 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.RetrievedFebruary 28,2022.
^"Ethiopian Pegasus".

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[1] 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.

[2] Esposito, John L., ed. (2003)."Buraq".Oxford Dictionary of Islam.Oxford University Press.ISBN 978-0-19-989120-7.

[3] Sakalauskaite, Aida (2010).Zoometaphors in English, German, and Lithuanian: a corpus study(PhD).University of California,Berkeley.RetrievedFebruary 28,2022.

[4] 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.RetrievedFebruary 28,2022.

[5] "Ethiopian Pegasus".

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