Ethiopian pegasus

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

References

  1. ^ "Ethiopian Pegasi". Theoi Greek Mythology. Retrieved December 28, 2008.
  2. ^ "Ethiopian Pegasus". Archived from the original on January 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "1. Early Greek Contact with Africa".


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