Ethiopian pegasus

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. It was born on an island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea.[2]

Ethiopian Pegasus, Der Naturen Bloeme manuscript (c. 1350), National Library of the Netherlands

See also

References
  1. "Ethiopian Pegasi". Theoi Greek Mythology. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
  2. "Ethiopian Pegasus".


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