Ethiopian pegasus

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

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]

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