Tianma ( 天馬 Tiānmǎ , "heavenly horse") was a winged (perhaps metaphorically) flying horse in Chinese folklore .
4-483: The Tianma is a flying horse was sometimes depicted with chimerical features such as dragon scales and was at times attributed the ability to sweat blood, possibly inspired by the parasite Parafilaria multipapillosa , which infected the highly sought-after Ferghana horse (大宛馬), sometimes conflated with Tianma. Tianma, the flying horse, is clearly connected to Pegasus from the Western Han dynasty artwork and in
8-518: Is a kind of mythical creature , mostly depicted as a horse with the wings of a bird . Winged horses appear in the mythologies of various cultures, including Greek mythology . Tianma was a winged 'celestial' horse in Chinese folklore . A Qianlima is a mythical winged horse which originates from the Chinese classics . Tulpar is a winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology . The Wind Horse
12-580: Is a winged horse from Tibetan mythology . The Ethiopian pegasus was born on an island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea. Some of the Legendary horses in the Jura are depicted as winged horses. [REDACTED] Media related to Winged horses at Wikimedia Commons This equine-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a legendary creature
16-686: The Tang dynasty sources, as coming from Hellenized Central Asia . In the Western Zhou Empire, Tianma referred to a constellation . Tianma is also associated with Emperor Wu of Han , an aficionado of the Central Asian horse, and the famous poet Li Bo . The bronze statue Gansu Flying Horse is a well-known example. This article related to Chinese mythology is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Winged horse A winged horse , flying horse , or pterippus
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