What are some mythical horse like creatures?

Question

I've heard of unicorns, and centaurs. What are some other ones?

Answer 1

Pegasus (mythology), in Greek mythology, winged horse, son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and the Gorgon Medusa. Pegasus sprang from Medusa's neck when she was killed by the hero Perseus. Shortly after its birth, the magic steed struck the ground on Mount Helicon, and on the spot a spring, later sacred to the Muses and believed to be a source for poetic inspiration, began to flow. All longed in vain to catch and tame the creature, and this became the obsession of Bellerophon, prince of Corinth. On the advice of a seer, Bellerophon spent a night in the temple of the goddess Athena. As he slept, the goddess appeared to him with a golden bridle and told him that it would enable him to capture Pegasus. When Bellerophon awoke, he found the golden bridle beside him, and with it he easily captured and tamed the winged horse. Pegasus thereafter proved to be a great help to Bellerophon and aided the hero in his adventures against the Amazons and the Chimaera. Bellerophon was overcome by his own pride, however. When he attempted to fly to the top of Olympus to join the gods, the wise horse threw him, leaving Bellerophon to wander disconsolately about, hated by the gods. Pegasus found shelter in the Olympian stalls and was entrusted by Zeus with bringing him his lightning and thunderbolts.

Answer 2

Mythical Horse Creatures

Answer 3

There is the hippocampus, which is half horse and half fish (the front end is the horse part!! with a fish tail), which reportedly lives underwater and grazes on seaweed meadows. They live in herds.

Another is the kelpie, a horse with bulrushes and cattails for a mane. This lures people (usually children, but some stupid adults too) onto its back, then dives to the bottom of the lake to drown them, then eats the victim. It can be tamed if you get a golden bridle over them. (Watch out for the very sharp teeth, though).

Then there are the winged horses, the most notable being Pegasus.

There is also the hippogriff- half horse, half eagle. (this time the back half is the horse half!!)

Answer 4

Quotation;
'The Unicorn is one of the most mysterious of all animals. It has been glorified in folk tales, songs, poems, and stories for centuries; and it remains one of the great "unsolved mysteries" of the world. Despite the widely held belief in its existence, it has not been seen in centuries ; and the popular Eastern image from Chinese folklore is very different from the familiar Western image of a white horse-like creature. The only consistent fact is that a Unicorn has a single horn in the middle of its forehead.

For true believers, the fact that it no longer exists only adds to the mystique; placing it in the same realm as the dinosaurs, the mammoth, and possibly such unknown creatures as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. Others believe the Unicorn still exists in remote regions and can be discovered only by those of exceptional virtue and honesty.

In the meantime, we can marvel at its beauty and pay tribute to its unique place in the culture and history of the world.'

Answer 5

Unicorn

Answer 6

Pegasus is my favorite. Some dragons are horse like in the respect they stand on four legs, have a long neck, can be graceful (the wyveres that fly).

Answer 7

Pegasus

Answer 8

Pegasus the winged horse.

Answer 9

Pegasus.

Answer 10

Pegasus, winged horses.