Vedic Mythology c7.s2.13

c7.s2.13

E. The Horse symbolical of Sun and Fire. That the horse is symbolical of the sun, is indicated by a passage of the RV. in which Dawn is said to lead a white steed (7, 77³), and is suggested by another (1, 163²) in which the sacrificial steed is said to have been fashioned by the gods out of the sun¹⁴. In a particular form of the Soma ritual, the horse also appears to be symbolical of the sun¹⁵.