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'''Aśvaḥ''' is a fabulous winged horse found in several Hindu scriptures. Aśvaḥ is a Sanskrit word for a horse. The corresponding Avestan term is aspa. The word is cognate to Latin equus

'''Keshi''' is the horse-demon, killed by Krishna, an avatar of god Vishnu. ...e gods and Narada extolled Krishna. Narada thanked Krishna for slaying the horse-demon with such ease, by whose neighing alone, the gods were abandoning hea

...lity to change both form (examples include transmogrification to a salmon, horse, bird, flea, etc.) and sex. ...ed as a mare—thereby he became the ''mother'' of Odin's eight-legged horse [[Sleipnir]]. He also commissioned [[Gungnir|Odin's spear]], [[Skíðblaðn

...An animal that sits upon its haunches like a dog, but appears more like a horse. Its toes are camel-like, and, unable to produce its own milk, it raises it * [[Buraq|Burak]] - A horse-like creature with long ears and the wings and tail of a peacock. It may al

...uld not stand each other. Once, they had an argument over the color of the horse Uchchaisravas, produced during the Churning of the Ocean just after the tim ...he amrita he had to overcome three hazards set up by the gods to guard the celestial drink. First, Garuda came upon a ring of flames fanned by high winds. They