List of horses in mythology and folklore

This is a list of horses in mythology and folklore.

Celtic

Embarr, Niamh and Lugh's horse
Epona, Gaulish horse goddess
Kelpie, a mythical Celtic water horse
Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend, or Macha's Grey, CúChulainn's chariot horse; known as the king of all horses

Germanic

Árvakr and Alsviðr, horses that pull Sól's chariot^[1]
Blóðughófi, Freyr's horse^[2]
Falhófnir, a horse of the gods^[3]
Glað, a horse of the gods^[4]
Glær, a horse listed in both the Grímnismál and Gylfaginning^[5]
Grani, the horse of Sigurð Fáfnir's bane^[6]
Gulltoppr, the horse of Heimdallr^[7]
Gyllir, a horse whose name translates to "the golden coloured one"^[8]
Hamskerpir and Garðrofa, the parents of Hófvarpnir^[9]
Hengist and Horsa, leaders of the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain who are often viewed as mythologial figures^[10]
Hófvarpnir, horse of the goddess Gná^[1]
Hrímfaxi, Nótt's horse^[11]
Skinfaxi, Dagr's horse^[12]
Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse^[13]
Svaðilfari, the stallion that fathered Sleipnir^[14]

Greek and Roman

Arion, an immortal, extremely swift horse
Balius and Xanthos, Achilles' horses
Hippocampus, a sea horse that pulled Poseidon's chariot
Mares of Diomedes, which fed on human flesh
Pegasus, flying horse of Greek mythology
Phaethon,^[15] one of the two immortal steeds of the dawn-goddess Eos
Rhaebus, the horse of Mezentius in Roman myths
Sterope,^[15] horse of the sun-god Helios
Trojan Horse
Equuleus, Hippe transformed into a foal (now a constellation)

Slavic

Jabučilo, horse of Momčilo
Šarac, horse of Prince Marko of Serbian epic poetry
Sivko-Burko, the "Gray-Brown" Horse of Slavic folktales
Ždralin, horse of Miloš Obilić
Calul Năzdrăvan, winged or swift advisor and horse of Făt-Frumos

Proto-Indo-European

Dyaus Pita, the Sky Father, who appears as a horse

Asian

Uchchaihshravas, Indra's horse in Hindu mythology
Keshi, a horse demon slain by Krishna in the Bhagavata Purana
Tikbalang, the demon horse in Philippine folklore
Tulpar, the winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology

Other

Gringolet, Sir Gawain's horse
Hengroen, King Arthur's horse
The horse of Sinterklaas: in the Netherlands "Amerigo" or "Ozosnel", in Flanders "Slechtweervandaag" ("Bad weather today")
Llamrei, King Arthur's mare
Morvarc'h, the horse of Gradlon in Breton legend
The Nuckelavee, an Orcadian horse with no skin which sometimes appears to have a man astride its body
Ros Beiaard, a horse from Belgian folklore, still celebrated annually in many cities across the country.
Silili, a Babylonian king of horses
White horse of Kent
Horses of Pas-de-Calais

References

^ ^a ^b Simek 2008, p. 19.
^ Kálfsvísa.
^ Simek 2008, p. 78.
^ Simek 2008, pp. 111–112.
^ Simek 2008, p. 112.
^ Düwel 1988, pp. 135–136.
^ Simek 2008, p. 123.
^ Simek 2008, p. 126.
^ Hopkins 2021, p. 638.
^ Simek 2008, p. 139.
^ Simek 2008, p. 157.
^ Simek 2008, pp. 289–290.
^ Simek 2008, pp. 293–294.
^ Simek 2008, p. 305.
^ ^a ^b Atsma, Aaron. "LIST OF IMMORTAL HORSES". THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY. Retrieved 28 January 2018.

Bibliography

Gade, Kari Ellen (2017). "Anonymous Þulur, Kálfsvísa". Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages. p. 663. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
Düwel, Klaus (1988). "On the Sigurd Representations in Great Britain and Scandinavia". In Jazayery, Mohammad Ali; Winter, Werner (eds.). Languages and Cultures: Studies in Honor of Edgar C. Polomé. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 133–156. doi:10.1515/9783110864359.133. ISBN 3-11-010204-8. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
Hopkins, Joseph S. (2021). "Phantoms of the Edda: Observations Regarding Eddic Items of Unknown Provenance in the Prose Edda". Folklore and Old Norse Mythology.
Simek, Rudolf (2008). A Dictionary of Northern Mythology. Translated by Hall, Angela. BOYE6. ISBN 9780859915137.

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[FOOTNOTESimek200819-1] Simek 2008, p. 19.

[FOOTNOTEKálfsvísa-2] Kálfsvísa.

[FOOTNOTESimek200878-3] Simek 2008, p. 78.

[FOOTNOTESimek2008111–112-4] Simek 2008, pp. 111–112.

[FOOTNOTESimek2008112-5] Simek 2008, p. 112.

[FOOTNOTEDüwel1988135–136-6] Düwel 1988, pp. 135–136.

[FOOTNOTESimek2008123-7] Simek 2008, p. 123.

[FOOTNOTESimek2008126-8] Simek 2008, p. 126.

[FOOTNOTEHopkins2021638-9] Hopkins 2021, p. 638.

[FOOTNOTESimek2008139-10] Simek 2008, p. 139.

[FOOTNOTESimek2008157-11] Simek 2008, p. 157.

[FOOTNOTESimek2008289–290-12] Simek 2008, pp. 289–290.

[FOOTNOTESimek2008293–294-13] Simek 2008, pp. 293–294.

[FOOTNOTESimek2008305-14] Simek 2008, p. 305.

[greek-immortal-horses-15] Atsma, Aaron. "LIST OF IMMORTAL HORSES". THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY. Retrieved 28 January 2018.

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