The Horse in Magic and MythCourier Corporation, 2012 M04 18 - 256 páginas From Pegasus and the Trojan horse to the four horses of the Apocalypse, the familiar figure of the horse possesses an age-old mystique. Indeed, many cultures around the world attribute otherworldly qualities to the horse. This volume provides a rich compilation of legend and lore celebrating the sacred and magical symbolism traditionally associated with horses. Derived from classical mythology, the Bible, world folklore, literature, and other sources, these fantastic tales recount the exploits of angelic steeds and demonic horses as well as centaurs, hippogryphs, and unicorns. Supernatural warhorses and headless phantom horses gallop through these stories, in addition to fairy horses, sea horses, hobbyhorses, bridal horses, corn-horses, moon-horses, wind-horses, and many other fabulous equine exemplars. Readers will also find legends of the gods and patron saints of horses, the horse and metempsychosis, the horse in creation myths, and much more. A bibliography appears at the end of each chapter, providing scholars and folklorists with an excellent range of resources. The informal and colorful narrative, enhanced by several fanciful illustrations, makes this unique book a treat for horse lovers and readers of all interests. |
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... slain in battle. Mounted on his steed, he is heard to gallop along a stony bank, and then to ride three times round the family residence, ringing his fairy bridle. Thus he presages the approaching peril. Probably his faithful steed bore ...
... slain in battle. Mounted on his steed, he is heard to gallop along a stony bank, and then to ride three times round the family residence, ringing his fairy bridle. Thus he presages the approaching peril. Probably his faithful steed bore ...
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... slain warriors exercising their horses, and afterwards taking them to water at the stream, before returning into the mountain. The herdsman who told the story declared, moreover, that he had entered the mountain and had himself seen the ...
... slain warriors exercising their horses, and afterwards taking them to water at the stream, before returning into the mountain. The herdsman who told the story declared, moreover, that he had entered the mountain and had himself seen the ...
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... Slain, by K. Dielitz, depicting one of these maidens on her glorious mount rising skyward with the body of a warrior across her saddlebow. One half of the dead were thus selected by the Valkyries and borne on their fleet steeds over the ...
... Slain, by K. Dielitz, depicting one of these maidens on her glorious mount rising skyward with the body of a warrior across her saddlebow. One half of the dead were thus selected by the Valkyries and borne on their fleet steeds over the ...
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... slain of footmen twenty thousand and five hundred, and six hundred horsemen.” Timotheus fled to a fortress, but was captured and slain by the victorious army. “When this was done, they praised the Lord with psalms and thanksgivings, who ...
... slain of footmen twenty thousand and five hundred, and six hundred horsemen.” Timotheus fled to a fortress, but was captured and slain by the victorious army. “When this was done, they praised the Lord with psalms and thanksgivings, who ...
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... slain is variously estimated at from one thousand to thirty thousand, whilst it is claimed that the Christians had only two of their small band killed. During the awful nightmare of the late terrible war, it would not have seemed ...
... slain is variously estimated at from one thousand to thirty thousand, whilst it is claimed that the Christians had only two of their small band killed. During the awful nightmare of the late terrible war, it would not have seemed ...
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Ghostly Horses | |
Mare and Others | |
The Will Huntsman | |
The Headless Phantom Horse | |
The Saxon Horse | |
The Trojan Horse | |
Seahorses | |
The Nighthorse | |
The Horse in Charm and Incantation | |
The Prophetic Horse | |
The Symbolic Horse | |
Witches Fairies and Horses | |
The Gods and Patron Saints of Horses | |
The Sacrificial Horse | |
The Hobbyhorse | |
The Hooden Horse | |
The Bridal Horse | |
The Horseshoe | |
The Cornhorse | |
Sunhorses | |
The Moonhorse | |
The Windhorse | |
Other Sacred Horses | |
The Horseloosed | |
The Funeral Horse | |
The Horse and Metempsychosis | |
The Horse in Creation Myths | |
The Moraland Legal Responsibility of the Horse | |
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