Horse Goddess

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:

    “Later you hear it wander the dark house
    Like a mother who rises at night to seek a childhood picture;
    Or it goes to the backyard and stands like an old horse cold in the
    pasture.”
    —Robert Penn Warren (1905–1989)

    “Vulgarity is, in reality, nothing but a modern, chic, pert descendant of the goddess Dullness.”
    —Dame Edith Sitwell (1887–1964)