No mythic origin narrative is attested in the supplied sources. The creature appears in the catalogues of marvelous animals compiled by Greco‑Roman authors (Pliny the Elder is cited in modern summaries) and reproduced in medieval bestiaries as a regionalized, wondrous animal from 'Aithiopia' rather than as the subject of a cosmogonic or heroic origin tale.
Described in the available summaries as a winged horse bearing two horns: a horse with birdlike wings and a pair of horns. No further morphological details (color, exact horn placement, size) are provided in the supplied material.
Flight is the only ability directly implied by the description of the creature as a winged horse; the sources in the supplied notes do not ascribe additional supernatural powers, behaviors, or magical functions. It is presented as a marvelous animal within natural‑history and bestiary genres rather than an active supernatural agent in ritual or myth.
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- [1]Ethiopian pegasus. Wikipedia, article 'Ethiopian pegasus' (summary citing Pliny the Elder and medieval bestiaries).wiki
- [2]ETHIOPIAN PEGASUS (Pegasos Aithiopikos) - Winged Horse of Greek & Roman Legend. Theoi Project entry summarizing the Pegasos Aithiopikos as a breed of winged, horned horse native to Aithiopia.literary
- [3]Ethiopian pegasus (Wikidata). Wikidata item classifying the Ethiopian pegasus among legendary creatures from medieval bestiaries.other
- [4]Winged horse. Wikipedia, article 'Winged horse' (defines winged horse as a horse with the wings of a bird; contextual reference for the broader motif).wiki