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Pegasus, as the winged horse of Muses, on the roof of Poznań Opera House (Max Littmann, 1910)

A winged horse, flying horse, or pterippus is a kind of a mythical creature, mostly depicted as a horse with the wings of a bird. Winged horses appear in the mythologies of various cultures, including Greek mythology.

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Greek mythology

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

Hindu mythology

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Islam mythology

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Chinese mythology

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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

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Tulpar is a winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology.

Tibetan mythology

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The Wind Horse is a winged horse from Tibetan mythology.

Ethiopian mythology

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

Jura Mountain mythology

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Some of the Legendary horses in the Jura are depicted as winged horses.

See also

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References

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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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