Ethiopian pegasus
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Short description: Legendary creature from Medieval bestiaries
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An Ethiopian pegasus is an animal from medieval bestiaries. According to Pliny the Elder,[1] they were a breed of two-horned, winged horses from Ethiopia. They reportedly lived on an island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea.[2]
Trivia
In antiquity and the Middle Ages, authors used "Aithiopia"/“Ethiopia” broadly, often meaning areas south of Egypt where people had darker skin then the Greeks.[3]
See also
- Pegasus
- Winged Unicorn
References
- ↑ "Ethiopian Pegasi". Theoi Greek Mythology. http://www.theoi.com/Thaumasios/PegasoiAithiopikoi.html. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
- ↑ "Ethiopian Pegasus". https://www.africanamerica.org/topic/ethiopian-pegasus.
- ↑ "1. Early Greek Contact with Africa". https://chs.harvard.edu/chapter/1-early-greek-contact-with-africa/.
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