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The Horse in Magic and Myth »

Authors: M. Oldfield Howey
ISBN-13: 9780486421179, ISBN-10: 0486421171
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: March 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: M. Oldfield Howey

Book Synopsis

1923. Fairy horses; Angel horses; Ghostly horses; Demon horse, mare and others; Demon horses, wild huntsman; Headless phantom horse; Saxon horse; Trojan horse; Horses: hobby, hooden, bridal, horseshoe, corn, sun, moon, wind, sea, night, horse in charm and incantation, prophetic, symbolic; Witches, fairies, and horses; Gods and patron saints of horses; Sacrificial; Sacred horses; Funeral horse; Horse and metempsychosis; Horse in creation of myths; Lucky and unlucky coloration; Centaurs, hyppogryphs and unicorns.

Chapter I	Fairy Horses	1
Chapter II	Angel Horses	17
Chapter III	Ghostly Horses	31
Chapter IV	The Demon Horse: Mare and Others	35
Chapter V	Demon Horses: The Wild Huntsman	51
Chapter VI	The Headless Phantom Horse	62
Chapter VII	The Saxon Horse	66
Chapter VIII	The Trojan Horse	73
Chapter IX	The Hobby-Horse	83
Chapter X	The Hooden Horse	92
Chapter XI	The Bridal Horse	98
Chapter XII	The Horse-Shoe	102
Chapter XIII	The Corn-Horse	108
Chapter XIV	Sun-Horses	114
Chapter XV	The Moon-Horse	126
Chapter XVI	The Wind-Horse	129
Chapter XVII	Sea-Horses	133
Chapter XVIII	The Night-Horse	150
Chapter XIX	The Horse in Charm and Incantation	152
Chapter XX	The Prophetic Horse	156
Chapter XXI	The Symbolic Horse	161
Chapter XXII	Witches, Fairies, and Horses	172
Chapter XXIII	The Gods and Patron Saints of Horses	180
Chapter XXIV	The Sacrificial Horse	185
Chapter XXV	Other Sacred Horses	192
Chapter XXVI	The Horse-Loosed	196
Chapter XXVII	The Funeral Horse	199
Chapter XXVIII	The Horse and Metempsychosis	208
Chapter XXIX	The Horse in Creation Myths	213
Chapter XXX	The Moral and Legal Responsibility of the Horse	215
Chapter XXXI	Lucky and Unlucky Coloration of Horses	220
Chapter XXXII	Centaurs, Hyppogryphs, and Unicorns	225
	Index	235