The term Horse goddess may refer to one of several mythological goddesses:
- Epona, the horse goddess in Celtic and Gallo-Roman mythology
- Rhiannon, the horse goddess in Welsh mythology
- Étaín, identified as a horse goddess in some versions of Irish Mythology
- Góntia, a Celtic moon goddess, considered a horse goddess by the Cantii, the Cantabri and the Ghent in Belgium.
Famous quotes containing the words horse and/or goddess:
“By the “mud-sill” theory it is assumed that labor and education are incompatible; and any practical combination of them impossible. According to that theory, a blind horse upon a tread-mill, is a perfect illustration of what a laborer should be—all the better for being blind, that he could not tread out of place, or kick understandingly.... Free labor insists on universal education.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“The Minoan Snake Goddess is flanked by a Chardin still-life, somber
and tranquil, and by Mohammedan angels
brilliantly clothed and with multicolored wings....”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)