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An interview with the author of ‘Winged Stallions and Wicked Mares’.

Wendy Doniger on how Saranyu the mare raises theological questions about the origin of humans An excerpt from Doniger’s new book, ‘Winged Stallions and Wicked Mares: Horses in Indian Myth and History’. 13 hours ago The birth of the Ashvins. Folio from a Harivamsha, Lahore, Pakistan, Mughal empire, c. 1585–90. | Public Domain The Vedic ritual of the sacrifice of a stallion is balanced by the Vedic myth of a goddess who takes the form of a mare named Saranyu (“F...