Horse

Horse. According to classical mythology Poseidon created the horse, and according to Virgil the first person that drove a four-in-hand was Erichthonius. In Christian art the horse is held to represent courage and generosity. It is an attribute of St Martin, St Maurice, St George and St Victor, all of whom are represented on horseback. It is a not uncommon emblem in the catacombs adn probably typifies the swiftness of life. The use of horse attributively usually denotes something that is coarse, inferior, or unrefined, as in horseradish, horse mushroom.