Winged horses

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Name (Latin)
Winged horses
Other forms of name
Winged stallions
See Also From tracing topical name
Animals, Mythical
Horses Mythology
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q2537829
Library of congress: sh2020006752
Sources of Information
  • Work cat: Winged stallions and wicked mares, 2021horses in Indian myth and history

Wikipedia description:

A winged horse, flying horse, or pterippus is a kind of mythical creature, mostly depicted as a horse with the wings of a bird. Winged horses appear in the mythologies of various cultures including, but not limited to, Greek mythology, Chinese mythology, and Hindu mythology. Multiple types and variations of mythological horses exist across cultures, however, of those that can fly, many possess winged features, avian or otherwise.

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