{"id":181475,"date":"2022-07-16T08:14:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T08:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/"},"modified":"2022-07-16T08:14:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T08:14:11","slug":"what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a horse called in Greek?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_is_a_horse_called_in_Greek\" title=\"What is a horse called in Greek?\">What is a horse called in Greek?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#Who_is_the_Greek_god_of_horses\" title=\"Who is the Greek god of horses?\">Who is the Greek god of horses?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_is_the_name_of_Zeus_horse\" title=\"What is the name of Zeus horse?\">What is the name of Zeus horse?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_is_the_name_of_Athenas_horse\" title=\"What is the name of Athena&#8217;s horse?\">What is the name of Athena&#8217;s horse?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_was_the_name_of_Hades_horse\" title=\"What was the name of Hades horse?\">What was the name of Hades horse?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_is_the_name_of_Poseidons_horse\" title=\"What is the name of Poseidon&#8217;s horse?\">What is the name of Poseidon&#8217;s horse?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_are_the_names_of_Apollos_horses\" title=\"What are the names of Apollo&#8217;s horses?\">What are the names of Apollo&#8217;s horses?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#Is_there_a_Greek_goddess_of_horses\" title=\"Is there a Greek goddess of horses?\">Is there a Greek goddess of horses?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#Who_is_Zeuss_horse\" title=\"Who is Zeus&#8217;s horse?\">Who is Zeus&#8217;s horse?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#Which_Greek_god_loved_horses\" title=\"Which Greek god loved horses?\">Which Greek god loved horses?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#Which_god_turned_into_a_horse\" title=\"Which god turned into a horse?\">Which god turned into a horse?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_is_the_Greek_horse_called\" title=\"What is the Greek horse called?\">What is the Greek horse called?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_was_the_name_of_Poseidons_horse\" title=\"What was the name of Poseidon&#8217;s horse?\">What was the name of Poseidon&#8217;s horse?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_is_the_name_of_the_horse_god\" title=\"What is the name of the horse god?\">What is the name of the horse god?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_are_god_horse_names\" title=\"What are god horse names?\">What are god horse names?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_was_Zeuss_horse_name\" title=\"What was Zeus&#8217;s horse name?\">What was Zeus&#8217;s horse name?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_are_Hades_horse_called\" title=\"What are Hades horse called?\">What are Hades horse called?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#Did_Hades_have_horses\" title=\"Did Hades have horses?\">Did Hades have horses?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_is_Zeus_horses_name\" title=\"What is Zeus horses name?\">What is Zeus horses name?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_was_Athenas_horse_name\" title=\"What was Athena&#8217;s horse name?\">What was Athena&#8217;s horse name?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#Who_did_Poseidon_make_a_horse_for\" title=\"Who did Poseidon make a horse for?\">Who did Poseidon make a horse for?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_are_Apollos_horses\" title=\"What are Apollo&#8217;s horses?\">What are Apollo&#8217;s horses?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_were_Poseidons_horses_called\" title=\"What were Poseidon&#8217;s horses called?\">What were Poseidon&#8217;s horses called?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#What_is_the_name_of_the_horse_in_Greek_mythology\" title=\"What is the name of the horse in Greek mythology?\">What is the name of the horse in Greek mythology?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-is-a-horse-called-in-greek\/#Who_is_the_Greek_goddess_of_horses\" title=\"Who is the Greek goddess of horses?\">Who is the Greek goddess of horses?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_horse_called_in_Greek\"><\/span>What is a horse called in Greek?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Centaurs<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_the_Greek_god_of_horses\"><\/span>Who is the Greek god of horses?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Poseidon<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_name_of_Zeus_horse\"><\/span>What is the name of Zeus horse?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Pegasus, in Greek mythology, a winged horse that sprang from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa as she was beheaded by the hero Perseus.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_name_of_Athenas_horse\"><\/span>What is the name of Athena&#8217;s horse?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>horse Pegasus<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_the_name_of_Hades_horse\"><\/span>What was the name of Hades horse?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Pegasus, in Greek mythology, a winged horse that sprang from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa as she was beheaded by the hero Perseus.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_name_of_Poseidons_horse\"><\/span>What is the name of Poseidon&#8217;s horse?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Alastor<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_names_of_Apollos_horses\"><\/span>What are the names of Apollo&#8217;s horses?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>horse Pegasus<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_there_a_Greek_goddess_of_horses\"><\/span>Is there a Greek goddess of horses?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Epona was the goddess of the craft of horse breeding. She ensured the fertility of the breeding stock, nurturing and protecting the mares, stallions and foals.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_Zeuss_horse\"><\/span>Who is Zeus&#8217;s horse?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ParentsPoseidon and MedusaForm<b>Winged horse<\/b>HomeMount OlympusConstellationPegasus<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_Greek_god_loved_horses\"><\/span>Which Greek god loved horses?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The ancient Greeks believed that they had <b>Poseidon to thank for the formation of one of their favorite and most useful animals: the horse. According to one legend, Poseidon became smitten with Demeter, who was one of the 12 Olympian gods and his sister.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_god_turned_into_a_horse\"><\/span>Which god turned into a horse?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Loki<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_Greek_horse_called\"><\/span>What is the Greek horse called?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Trojan horse, huge hollow wooden horse constructed by the Greeks to gain entrance into Troy during the Trojan War.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_the_name_of_Poseidons_horse\"><\/span>What was the name of Poseidon&#8217;s horse?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>He fathered two famous, immortal, horses: <b>Pegasus and Arion. Pegasus was born by delayed action: Poseidon slept with Medusa, and later, when Perseus cut off her head, the horse Pegasus sprang from her neck. (There&#8217;s a lovely vase painting of this, with a tiny winged horse hovering above Medusa&#8217;s headless neck.)<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_name_of_the_horse_god\"><\/span>What is the name of the horse god?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Alastor<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_god_horse_names\"><\/span>What are god horse names?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Trojan horse, huge hollow wooden horse constructed by the Greeks to gain entrance into Troy during the Trojan War.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_Zeuss_horse_name\"><\/span>What was Zeus&#8217;s horse name?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>NOTOS (Notus) The god of the South-Wind who, in the shape of a horse, drew the chariot of Zeus. PEGASOS (Pegasus) A winged immortal horse born from the neck of the beheaded Gorgon Medousa (Medusa). PEGASOI (Pegasi) A breed of winged immortal horses. PHAETHON One of the two immortal steeds of the dawn-goddess Eos.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_Hades_horse_called\"><\/span>What are Hades horse called?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>2. <b>Alastor. Hades, the Greek god of the underworld, had a powerful black horse named Alastor who was one of the four horses that pulled his chariot when he charged out of the underworld to bring Persephone back to live with him.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_Hades_have_horses\"><\/span>Did Hades have horses?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Chariot  Horses of Hades: Hades drove a golden chariot drawn by a team of <b>four immortal, sable-black horses; Orphnaeus (savage and fleet), Aethon (swifter than an arrow), great Nyctaeus (proud glory of Hell&#8217;s steeds), and Alastor (branded with the mark of Dis).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Zeus_horses_name\"><\/span>What is Zeus horses name?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Pegasus, in Greek mythology, a winged horse that sprang from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa as she was beheaded by the hero Perseus.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_was_Athenas_horse_name\"><\/span>What was Athena&#8217;s horse name?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It seems that from Archaic times this function was transformed into the role of the goddess Athena, who was frequently called of the Horses. According to myth, Athena taught mankind how to tame a horse and she presented Bellerophon with a golden bridle for his horse <b>Pegasus<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_did_Poseidon_make_a_horse_for\"><\/span>Who did Poseidon make a horse for?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Poseidon is also the god of earthquakes, and according to Greek mythology, he was also the god of horses and was responsible for their creation.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_Apollos_horses\"><\/span>What are Apollo&#8217;s horses?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>NOTOS (Notus) The god of the South-Wind who, in the shape of a horse, drew the chariot of Zeus. PEGASOS (Pegasus) A winged immortal horse born from the neck of the beheaded Gorgon Medousa (Medusa). PEGASOI (Pegasi) A breed of winged immortal horses. PHAETHON One of the two immortal steeds of the dawn-goddess Eos.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_were_Poseidons_horses_called\"><\/span>What were Poseidon&#8217;s horses called?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Apollo pulling his Golden Chariot. One of Apollo&#8217;s most important daily tasks was to harness the four horses (<b>Aethon, Pyrois, Phlegon, Eous) that were pulling his golden chariot, in order to pull the Sun across the sky every day.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_name_of_the_horse_in_Greek_mythology\"><\/span>What is the name of the horse in Greek mythology?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>He fathered two famous, immortal, horses: <b>Pegasus and Arion. Pegasus was born by delayed action: Poseidon slept with Medusa, and later, when Perseus cut off her head, the horse Pegasus sprang from her neck.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_the_Greek_goddess_of_horses\"><\/span>Who is the Greek goddess of horses?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Epona, goddess who was patron of horses and also of asses and mules (epo- is the Gaulish equivalent of the Latin equo-; horse).<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What is a horse called in Greek?Who is the Greek god of horses?What is the name of Zeus horse?What is the name of Athena&#8217;s horse?What was the name of Hades horse?What is the name of Poseidon&#8217;s horse?What are the names of Apollo&#8217;s horses?Is there a Greek goddess of horses?Who is Zeus&#8217;s horse?Which&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-181475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pet-care"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181475"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181475\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}