The Horse in Magic and MythA rich compilation of legend and lore from classical mythology, the Bible, world folklore, literature, and other sources. Here are tales of headless horses, fairy horses, and seahorses, plus associations with gods and patron saints, metempsychosis, and creation myths. Excellent resource for scholars , horse lovers, and other readers. |
Contents
Fairy Horses | 1 |
Angel Horses | 17 |
Ghostly Horses | 31 |
The Demon Horse Marë and Others | 35 |
Demon Horses The Wild Huntsman | 51 |
The Headless Phantom Horse | 62 |
The Saxon Horse | 66 |
The Trojan Horse | 73 |
The Nighthorse | 150 |
The Horse in Charm and Incantation | 152 |
The Prophetic Horse | 156 |
The Symbolic Horse | 161 |
Witches Fairies and Horses | 172 |
The Gods and Patron Saints of Horses | 180 |
The Sacrificial Horse | 185 |
Other Sacred Horses | 192 |
The Hobbyhorse | 83 |
The Hooden Horse | 92 |
The Bridal Horse | 98 |
The Horseshoe | 102 |
The Cornhorse | 108 |
Sunhorses | 114 |
The Moonhorse | 126 |
The Windhorse | 129 |
Seahorses | 133 |
The Horseloosed | 196 |
The Funeral Horse | 199 |
The Horse and Metempsychosis | 208 |
The Horse in Creation Myths | 213 |
The Moraland Legal Responsibility of the Horse | 215 |
Lucky and Unlucky Coloration of Horses | 220 |
Centaurs Hyppogryphs and Unicorns | 225 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
According ancient angel horses animal appeared Aswamedha battle beasts beautiful BIBLIOGRAPHY black horse Boobrie bridle called centaurs ceremony Ceridwen CHAPTER chariot cross custom Daily Express dead death Deianeira deity demon horse described earth emblem equine eyes fairy famous farmer feet fire funeral Galloping George Borrow goddess gods Golden Bough Grecian ground H. A. Guerber Harrap hath headless heaven hero hobby-horse honour hooden Hooden Horse hoofs horn horse-shoe horsemen hounds human Indian instance J. G. Frazer King known legend Loch Loch Lundie London Lord mane mare mortal mounted myth neigh Neptune night nightmare Norsemen Odin Oldfield Howey Pegasus Phaëthon represented ride rider rite rode Sacred Horses sacrifice saint Saxons says SEA-HORSES seen Sharatz slain soul spirit story symbol tail temple thee thou told took Trojan Troy unto victory vision whilst white horse Wild Hunt Wild Huntsman witch