# List of horses in mythology and folklore

This is a list of horses in mythology and folklore.

## Arthurian

* Gringolet, Sir Gawain's horse
* Hengroen, King Arthur's horse
* Llamrei, King Arthur's mare

## Celtic

* Enbarr, Manannán, Niamh, and Lugh's horse, which could travel both land and sea
* Kelpie, a mythical Celtic water horse
* Liath Macha and Dub Sainglend, or Macha's Grey, Cú Chulainn's chariot horse; known as the king of all horses
* The Tangle-Coated Horse/Earthshaker, an Otherworld horse belonging to Fionn mac Cumhaill
* Nuckelavee, an equine demon from Orcadian folklore
* Nuggle, a mischievous, water horse, primarily found in Shetland folklore
* Tangie, a seaweed covered, water horse, primarily found in Orcadian and Shetland folklore
* Púca, a shapeshifting, sea creature, known for appearing as a horse
* Ceffyl Dŵr, a malevolant, water horse, found in Welsh folklore
* Each-uisge, a malevolant, water horse, found in Irish and Scottish folklore

## Germanic

* Árvakr and Alsviðr, horses that pull Sól's chariot
* Blóðughófi, Freyr's horse
* Falhófnir, a horse of the gods
* Glað, a horse of the gods
* Glær, a horse listed in both the Grímnismál and Gylfaginning
* Grani, the horse of Sigurð
* Gulltoppr, the horse of Heimdallr
* Gyllir, a horse whose name translates to "the golden coloured one"
* Hamskerpir and Garðrofa, the parents of Hófvarpnir
* Hófvarpnir, horse of the goddess Gná
* Hrímfaxi, Nótt's horse
* Skinfaxi, Dagr's horse
* Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged horse
* Svaðilfari, the stallion that fathered Sleipnir

## Greek and Roman

* Arion, an immortal, extremely swift horse
* Balius and Xanthos, Achilles' horses
* Hippocampus, a sea horse that pulled Poseidon's chariot
* Mares of Diomedes, which fed on human flesh
* Pegasus, flying horse of Greek mythology
* Phaethon, one of the two immortal steeds of the dawn-goddess Eos
* Rhaebus, the horse of Mezentius in Roman myths
* Sterope, horse of the sun-god Helios
* Trojan Horse
* Equuleus, Hippe transformed into a foal (now a constellation)

## Slavic

* Jabučilo, horse of Momčilo
* Šarac, horse of Prince Marko of Serbian epic poetry
* Sivko-Burko, the "Gray-Brown" Horse of Slavic folktales
* Ždralin, horse of Miloš Obilić
* Calul Năzdrăvan, winged or swift advisor and horse of Făt-Frumos

## Asian

* Dyaus Pita, a Vedic god who appears as a horse
* Uchchaihshravas, Indra's horse in Hindu mythology
* Keshi, a horse demon slain by Krishna in the Bhagavata Purana
* Tikbalang, the demon horse in Philippine folklore
* Tulpar, the winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology
* Shabdiz horse of khosrow parvi, shah of Iran
* Rakhsh, horse of Rostam, the great Iranian champion
* Qianlima, winged horse in Chinese mythology

## Other

* The horse of Sinterklaas: in the Netherlands "Amerigo" or "Ozosnel", in Flanders "Slechtweervandaag" ("Bad weather today")
* Morvarc'h, the horse of Gradlon in Breton legend
* The Nuckelavee, an Orcadian horse with no skin which sometimes appears to have a man astride its body
* Ros Beiaard, a horse from Belgian folklore, still celebrated annually in many cities across the country
* Silili, a Babylonian goddess or divinity of horses
* Horses of Pas-de-Calais
* White horse of Kent