Thursday, February 10, 2011

Horse gods, horse lore, horseflesh taboo

Here are some other equine associated lore to add to your divine equine knowledge.; from Demetria:

Pegasus - Rich's Pegopedia
this site is all about winged horses - excellent reference tool.  Pegopedia is the best name for this collection!

Poseidon
this is interesting ... I think it is from a Slavic writer -

Hengist & Horsa:
History - biography of Hengist
History & Folklore of Hengist & Horsa

For Fun - Speculation that Hengist is related to the name Genghis and Aengus -

Loki, mother of Sleipnir

Odin, Woden
-  "Horse in Magic & Myth", Google Books

picture of Odin on Sleipnir

How Odin became Santa Claus - 8 legged horse becomes 8 reindeer!-

Serious Odin article

Woden - dream oracles, Valkyries, horses
Wodan - excellent!!!


Wodan -another good article - Germanic - Saxon

Ashvin Twins -Surya is here also

Ashvini,
horse-headed female symbol of Hindu astrology's first Nakshatra (Lunar mansion), and Shatabhishak, fourth from end of the list:

Dioscuri 
The sons of Zeus - (They are also cousins of Pegasus and Arion.)

Dioscuri

A Theosophical take on the Gemini twins 
Dioscuri, Castores, Kabiri:

Photo of coin - Apollo obverse, Dioscuri watering their horses on reverse.

Centaurs

Centaurs

Centaurs

Chiron
 
Chiron -centaurs, asteroids, exoplanets 

Svantovit

 Svantovit

Surya

Vishnu - Kalki

Horse headed Vishnu

Horse King, Horse Avatar

the Vedic Horse

St. George  & other Christian saint patrons of horses - scroll down!

Ride horses through fire
Christian festival in Spain -

Mabon, Mapon

Rudiobus

Eochu Ollathair, the Dagda 
the 8 pronged war club carried on a wheel contains
a similar element to Odin's horse Sleipnir having 8 legs &  Santa's 8 reindeer.

Eochaid

ASB - "horse" 
(note similarity to Indian "Ashv_") - Encyclopedia Iranica - Persian,
Parthian, Iranian, Scythian/Sarmatian, Achaemenid, Sasanian, Median, military,
the Avestas (Zoroastrian), Islamic, polo, sports, hunting, etc. 

Horse Worship

Vedic Horse Worship

Indian & Chinese Horse Myths

Mythical Horses

Some Asian Horse Lore

History of the Icelandic Horse


Northern European horse lore


Sleipner, from the Ultimate Horse Site -
theory @ 8 legs too! -

"The Magic of the Horseshoe with other folk-lore notes" 
this is a Sacred Text site with a scan of a book from 1898.  It covers diverse information about horsey superstitions or magic, and also addresses the role of the smith god and his relationship with horses. 
Very Worthwhile!

The Asvamedha Ritual - Indo-European Horse Sacrifice of Ancient India

White Horse Mythology - many links!

Another horse riding goddess form, Magog

Medusa by astrologer Demetra George - this is an excellent article on
serpent & goddesses Medusa and Athena, including Pegasus references.

A great photo of a Gorgon symbol, and a Slavic take on Medusa & sisters ...

1/4 down the page, clear color photo of Medusa holding her children -

Gorgons - pictures

Amazons & Horses

Sex & Gender in the Equine in Literature 
sections on the equine as representing human sexuality, the heroes horse, and the woman's inner equine.

Bronze Age Goddesses in Wagon or Boat - English is not their native tongue!

Egyptian jewelry - Bes w/ horse led by attendant - you have to enlarge it
to see them, but they are there!  There is also a photo of Wisdom Goddess Sophia
in a horse-drawn chariot. 

Tiger Lilies and related folklore, including some about horse deities in the Ancient Near East.

Prehistoric Rock Art of Kazakhstan - horses in fig. 2 - (Terekty Aulie)

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