Winged horse

Winged horse (sometimes called a flying horse) is the name of a mythical creature. It is mostly depicted as a bird-winged horse in various cultures like the ones in Greek mythology.

Description[edit]

The winged horse has been described in different mythologies as a horse with the wings of a bird. There are some horses that can fly without wings in different mythologies. Each of the mythologies have their adaptions of this creature.

Greek mythology[edit]

The ancient Pegasus is a mythological winged horse.
The Hippalectryon is a half-horse, half-rooster hybrid depicted in ancient Greek art.

Hindu mythology[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Tulpar is a winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology.

Tibetan mythology[edit]

The Wind Horse is a winged horse from Tibetan mythology.

Ethiopian mythology[edit]

The Ethiopian pegasus was born on an island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea.^[5]

Jura Mountain mythology[edit]

Some of the Legendary horses in the Jura are 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. 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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[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. Retrieved February 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. Retrieved February 28, 2022.

[5] "Ethiopian Pegasus".

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