Tianma

 ( Chinese Legendary Creatures ) 

Tianma (天馬 , "heavenly horse") was a winged (perhaps metaphorically) flying horse in Chinese folklore.

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Mythology The Tianma is a Winged horse that was sometimes depicted with chimerical features such as dragon scales and was at times attributed the ability to sweat blood, possibly inspired by the parasite Parafilaria multipapillosa, which infected the highly sought-after Ferghana horse (大宛馬), sometimes conflated with Tianma. Tianma, the flying horse, is clearly connected to Pegasus from the Han dynasty artwork and in the Tang dynasty sources, as coming from Hellenized Central Asia.Lucas Christopoulos, Hellenes and Romans in ancient China Sino-Platonic papers. n.230, p38.

In the Western Zhou Empire, Tianma referred to a constellation.

Tianma is also associated with Emperor Wu of Han, an aficionado of the Central Asian horse,

George Kuwayama (1997). 9780875871790, University of Hawaii Press. . ISBN 9780875871790

and the famous poet Li Bo.

Laurence Wong (2025). 9781527526150, Cambridge Scholars Publishing. . ISBN 9781527526150

The bronze statue Gansu Flying Horse is a well-known example.

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See also

• Han–Xiongnu War
• Horse in Chinese mythology
• Shanghai Tianma Circuit

• Edward H. Schafer (1985). 9780520054622, University of California Press. ISBN 9780520054622

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