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Sun, fire and sacrifice

Wendy Doniger delves into the equine in Indian myth and culture

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(Book Cover) Winged Stallions and Wicked Mares: Horses in Indian Myth and History

Arundhuti Dasgupta
Winged Stallions and Wicked Mares: Horses in Indian Myth and History
Author: Wendy Doniger
Publisher: Speaking Tiger
Price: Rs 699
Pages: 332

The white stallion that rises from the ocean and is also submerged within its waters; magical horses that escort the sun, but earn the wrath of the fire god; mares that desert their children and husbands — horses traverse a truly vast and diverse terrain in Indian mythology. The equine has spun a web of symbols and metaphors, strayed into philosophy and spawned a profusion of cultural motifs and grand tales of heroism.

For an animal that is not indigenous to the region, writes

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