White Horse Research Paper
White horse (mythology)
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The 3,000-year-old Uffington White Horse hill figure in England.
White horses (which are rarer than other colours of horse) have a special significance in the mythologies of cultures around the world. They are often associated with the sun chariot,[1] with warrior-heroes, with fertility (in both mare and stallion manifestations), or with an end-of-time saviour, but other interpretations exist as well. Both truly white horses and the more common grey horses, with completely white hair coats, were identified as "white" by various religious and cultural traditions.
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1 Portrayal in myth 2 Mythologies and traditions 2.1 …show more content…
Popular culture
The statue of the "fine lady upon a white horse" at Banbury Cross.
The mythological symbolism of white horses has been picked up as a trope in literature, film, and other storytelling. For example, the heroic prince or white knight of fairy tales often rides a white horse. Unicorns are (generally white) horse-like creatures with a single horn. And the English nursery rhyme "Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross" refers to a lady on a white horse who may be associated with the Celtic goddess Rhiannon.[26]
A "white palfrey" appears in the fairy tale "Virgilius the Sorcerer" by Andrew Lang. It appears in The Violet Fairy Book and attributes more than usual magical powers to the ancient Roman poet Virgil (see also Virgil#Mysticism and hidden meanings).
The British author G.K. Chesterton wrote an epic poem titled Ballad of the White Horse. In Book I, "The Vision of the King," he writes of earliest England, invoking the white horse hill figure and the gods:
Before the gods that made the …show more content…
Archaeology.about.com. Retrieved 2010-04-29. ^ The Four Branches of the Mabinogi: The Mabinogi of Pwyll by Will Parker (Bardic Press: 2007) ISBN 978-0-9745667-5-7. online text. Retrieved November, 2008. ^ Hyland, Ann (2003) The Horse in the Ancient World. Stroud, Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-2160-9. Page 6. ^ Faulkes, Anthony (Trans.) (1995). Edda, page 36. Everyman. ISBN 0-460-87616-3 ^ Morris, William (Trans.) and Magnússon, Eiríkr (Trans.) (2008). The Story of the Volsungs, page 54. Forgotten Books. ISBN 1-60506-469-6 ^ The Trinity-Троjство-Триглав @ veneti.info, quoting Saxo Grammaticus in the "Gesta Danorum". ^ Peeps at Many Lands - Hungary by H. T. Kover, READ BOOKS, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4067-4416-3, page 8. Google books copy ^ Brunner, Christopher J. (1987). "Apōš". Encyclopaedia Iranica 2. New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 161–162 ^ a b c Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend by Anna L. Dallapiccola. Thames and Hudson, 2002. ISBN 0-500-51088-1. ^ The Vishnu Purana, translated by Horace Hayman Wilson, John Murray: 1840. Chapter IX. online edition at Sacred Texts. Retrieved November,
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
The 3,000-year-old Uffington White Horse hill figure in England.
White horses (which are rarer than other colours of horse) have a special significance in the mythologies of cultures around the world. They are often associated with the sun chariot,[1] with warrior-heroes, with fertility (in both mare and stallion manifestations), or with an end-of-time saviour, but other interpretations exist as well. Both truly white horses and the more common grey horses, with completely white hair coats, were identified as "white" by various religious and cultural traditions.
Contents
1 Portrayal in myth 2 Mythologies and traditions 2.1 …show more content…
Popular culture
The statue of the "fine lady upon a white horse" at Banbury Cross.
The mythological symbolism of white horses has been picked up as a trope in literature, film, and other storytelling. For example, the heroic prince or white knight of fairy tales often rides a white horse. Unicorns are (generally white) horse-like creatures with a single horn. And the English nursery rhyme "Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross" refers to a lady on a white horse who may be associated with the Celtic goddess Rhiannon.[26]
A "white palfrey" appears in the fairy tale "Virgilius the Sorcerer" by Andrew Lang. It appears in The Violet Fairy Book and attributes more than usual magical powers to the ancient Roman poet Virgil (see also Virgil#Mysticism and hidden meanings).
The British author G.K. Chesterton wrote an epic poem titled Ballad of the White Horse. In Book I, "The Vision of the King," he writes of earliest England, invoking the white horse hill figure and the gods:
Before the gods that made the …show more content…
Archaeology.about.com. Retrieved 2010-04-29. ^ The Four Branches of the Mabinogi: The Mabinogi of Pwyll by Will Parker (Bardic Press: 2007) ISBN 978-0-9745667-5-7. online text. Retrieved November, 2008. ^ Hyland, Ann (2003) The Horse in the Ancient World. Stroud, Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-2160-9. Page 6. ^ Faulkes, Anthony (Trans.) (1995). Edda, page 36. Everyman. ISBN 0-460-87616-3 ^ Morris, William (Trans.) and Magnússon, Eiríkr (Trans.) (2008). The Story of the Volsungs, page 54. Forgotten Books. ISBN 1-60506-469-6 ^ The Trinity-Троjство-Триглав @ veneti.info, quoting Saxo Grammaticus in the "Gesta Danorum". ^ Peeps at Many Lands - Hungary by H. T. Kover, READ BOOKS, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4067-4416-3, page 8. Google books copy ^ Brunner, Christopher J. (1987). "Apōš". Encyclopaedia Iranica 2. New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 161–162 ^ a b c Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend by Anna L. Dallapiccola. Thames and Hudson, 2002. ISBN 0-500-51088-1. ^ The Vishnu Purana, translated by Horace Hayman Wilson, John Murray: 1840. Chapter IX. online edition at Sacred Texts. Retrieved November,