List of winged horses

The following is a list of fictional or mythological winged horses.

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

Mythology

The ancient Pegasus is a mythological winged horse.
The Hippalectryon is a half-horse, half-rooster hybrid depicted in ancient Greek art.
Devadatta is the winged flying white horse of Kalki in Hinduism, bestowed by the god Shiva.[1]
In Islam, Al-Buraq was the steed who carried Muhammad in the Isra' and Mi'raj.[2]
Tianma was a winged 'celestial' horse in Chinese folklore.[3]
A Qianlima is a mythical winged horse which originates from the Chinese classics.
In Islamic tradition, Haizum is the horse of the archangel Gabriel.[4]
Tulpar is a winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology.
Uchchaihshravas is a white winged horse, described in Hindu scriptures as one of the supernatural beings which emerged from the churning of the ocean of milk.
The Wind Horse is a winged horse from Tibetan mythology.
The Ethiopian pegasus was born on an island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea.[5]

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