An Ethiopian pegasus is an animal from medieval bestiaries. According to Pliny the Elder, they were a breed of two-horned, winged horses from Ethiopia. They reportedly lived on an island in the Red Sea off the coast of Eritrea.
In antiquity and the Middle Ages, authors used "Aithiopia/Ethiopia" broadly, often meaning areas south of Egypt where people had darker skin than the Greeks.
See also Pegasus Winged Unicorn
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