Results for "horse"
45 entries found.
- Knocking on wood and horseshoe customs Rite
- Horseshoe Concept
- Ema Concept
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreHorseshoe
A curved plate fixed to a horse's hoof for protection, also kept as a charm for fortune.Charm · Protection · Luck and prosperity Living
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreHorse coin馬錢 (mǎ qián)
A Chinese numismatic charm depicting horses, used as game pieces or gambling tokensCharm · Luck and prosperity · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇮🇪 Ireland and 2 moreHorse skulls
Concealed horse skulls found in buildings across Europe and North AmericaCharm · Protection · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇲🇳 Mongolia and 2 moreWind Horseརླུང་རྟ་
An East and Central Asian symbol of the soul, luck, and vital energyBeing · Luck and prosperity · Protection Living
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreHobby horse
A costumed character made from wood or cloth used in seasonal folk customs and processions.Illusion · Luck and prosperity · Wonder and entertainment Living
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreWater Horse
A mythical shape-shifter from Celtic and Nordic lore, often linked to lake monsters.Being · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇸🇾 Syria and 1 moreSea-HorseSeepferd
A Syrian folktale about a princess who loses her supernatural horse-husband and quests to find him.Figure · Love and attraction · Cursing and harm Historical
🇨🇳 China and 2 moreOx-Head and Horse-Face牛頭馬面
Guardians of the underworld who escort souls to judgment in East Asian myth.Being · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇬🇧 United KingdomMari LwydY Fari Lwyd
A Welsh winter custom featuring a horse skull carried through villages for song and hospitality.Rite · Luck and prosperity · Wonder and entertainment Revived
🇳🇵 Nepal and 1 morePrayer flagLung ta
Cloth banners printed with mantras, hung in high places to spread blessings on the windCharm · Protection · Cleansing and purification Living
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreScottish folkloreBeul-aithris na h-Alba
The myths, creatures and beliefs of the Scottish people, recorded from ancient times to the present.Tradition · Seeing and foretelling · Protection Living
🇵🇭 PhilippinesTikbalang
A horse-headed spirit of Philippine forests that leads travelers astrayBeing · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Living
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreEach-uisge
A fierce water spirit of the Scottish Highlands and Irish shores that takes the form of a horse.Being · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreBarnstar
A painted or carved star used to decorate barns in parts of the United States and Canada.Charm · Luck and prosperity · Wonder and entertainment Living
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreHippomancy
Divination through the movements, sounds, and tracks of horsesOracle · Seeing and foretelling · Luck and prosperity Historical
🇬🇧 United KingdomMadam Pigott
A White Lady ghost of Shropshire who haunts roads and rides on horsesBeing Historical
🇪🇬 EgyptChimeraΧίμαιρα
A fire-breathing hybrid monster from Greek mythology, composed of lion, goat, and snake parts.Figure · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreHippogriffippogrifo
A legendary hybrid creature with the front of an eagle and the back of a horse.Figure · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇬🇷 Greece and 3 moreHippocampusἱππόκαμπος
A mythological hybrid of a horse and fish from ancient Mediterranean culturesBeing · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇷🇺 RussiaIndrikИндрик-зверь
A legendary Russian beast said to rule all animals from a sacred mountainBeing · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇮🇳 IndiaBonnaconβόνασος
A legendary bull that defends itself with burning excrementBeing · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇬🇧 United KingdomBoobrie
A shapeshifting loch monster from Scottish folklore that preys on livestock and horses.Being · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇮🇳 IndiaSamatonꯁꯃꯗꯣꯟ ꯑꯌꯥꯡꯕ (Shamadon Ayangba)
A winged divine horse from Meitei mythology and ancestor of the Manipuri ponyBeing · Power and authority Living
🇮🇸 Iceland and 1 moreSleipnir
Odin's eight-legged horse in Norse myth, born of Loki and a stallionBeing Legendary
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreGrant
A medieval English demon resembling a prancing colt that warns of coming fires.Being · Seeing and foretelling Historical
🇮🇪 IrelandAbarta
A trickster of Irish myth who carried Fionn's warriors off on a grey horseFigure Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandElcmarEalcmhar
An Irish mythic steward, husband of Boann, tricked out of his dwellingFigure Legendary
🇬🇧 United KingdomCeffyl Dŵr
A Welsh water spirit that takes the form of a horse to test or harm travellers.Being · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Legendary
🇫🇷 FranceLou DrapéLo drapet
A legendary white horse from southern France that abducts wandering children.Figure · Cursing and harm · Protection Historical
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreCheval Gauvin
A malevolent spirit horse from the Jura mountains that drowns riders and abducts children.Figure · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇨🇿 Czech Republic and 2 moreUhaml
A German folk spirit with horse feet and an owl-like callBeing · Cursing and harm Historical
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 moreFairy-locks
Knots in the hair of sleepers and horses, blamed on fairies at playBelief · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇬🇷 GreeceCentaurideΚενταυρίδε (Kentauride)
A female centaur from Greek mythology, depicted in art and literature as a hybrid of woman and horse.Being · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇮🇹 ItalyMazapégul
A mischievous elf of Romagna with a red cap that steals sleep and braids horse manesBeing · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Historical
🇱🇹 Lithuania and 1 moreAšvieniai
Twin horse deities of Baltic mythology who pull the sun chariotBeing · Protection Legendary
🇮🇷 IranAkvan Divاکوان دیو
A shape-shifting demon from Persian mythology that disguises itself as a wild horse.Being · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇫🇷 FranceFarfadet
Small helpful spirits of French folklore that perform chores for foodBeing · Luck and prosperity Legendary
🇬🇧 United KingdomColt pixie
A scruffy pony spirit from English folklore that leads travellers astrayBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇬🇧 United KingdomFairy ridingmarcachd shìth
A Scottish Gaelic term for livestock paralysis, blamed on fairies riding the beastsBelief · Cursing and harm Historical
🇬🇧 United KingdomBrag
A shape-changing goblin of Northumbrian tales that dumps its riders in pondsBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇬🇧 United KingdomDunnie
A border spirit that mimics horses and sings of lost treasureBeing · Cursing and harm · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇬🇷 GreeceSatyrσάτυρος
A male nature spirit from Greek myth, known for bestial features and wild behavior.Being · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇵🇭 PhilippinesAnggitay
A Philippine mythic creature with a woman's torso and a horse's lower body.Being Legendary
🇬🇷 GreeceMares of DiomedesΔιομήδους ἵπποι
Man-eating horses from Greek myth, captured by Heracles as his eighth labourBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇺🇸 United StatesStamping
A childhood gesture believed to capture luck from specific animals or objectsBelief · Luck and prosperity Historical
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Daeva: Unknown Calligrapher, Public domain, source
- Horse coin: Etnografiska museet, CC BY 2.5, source
- Horseshoe: Cgoodwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lou Drapé: Morburre, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cheval Gauvin: Tsaag Valren, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wind Horse: Clemensmarabu, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Uhaml: Johann Friedrich Naumann, Public domain, source
- Fairy-locks: Tsaag Valren, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Prayer flag: Wotan, CC BY 2.5, source
- Centauride: John La Farge, Public domain, source
- Hobby horse: Timkevan at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Boobrie: Ole Worm - Olaus Wormius, Public domain, source
- Tikbalang: The original uploader was Rodsan18 at English Wikipedia . ( Original t, CC BY 2.5, source
- Horse skulls: Dr. Karl Rothe, Ferdinand Frank, Josef Steigl, Public domain, source
- Ašvieniai: Wojsyl , 2005, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Water Horse: Theodor Kittelsen, Public domain, source
- Samaton: Isabelm-h, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Farfadet: User:Mattes, Public domain, source
- Hippomancy: Wer?Du?!, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mari Lwyd: Thomas Christopher Evans (Cadrawd), Public domain, source
- Each-uisge: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hippogriff: LadyofHats, CC0, source
- Barnstar: Una Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chimera: Lampas Group, Public domain, source
- Bonnacon: unknown (medieval) author, Public domain, source
- Hippocampus: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Satyr: Epiktetos (signed), Public domain, source
- Ox-Head and Horse-Face: ScribblingGeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mares of Diomedes: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sleipnir: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source