As one might expect, Greek art offers an extensive selection of images of the horse and other equids. In some cases, these images serve to illustrate creatures of myth. In others, these images allow scholars to view the Greek horseman and analyze the state of horsemanship at the time of the piece's creation. To some degree, artistic renderings also teach scholars about the types of horses and equipment that were in use. Some pieces present the horse as an amalgation of simple geometric patters. Others offer rough renderings of equine creatures that demonstrate the difficulty of accurately recording a body on a two-dimensional surface. Still others depict the horse with remarkable sensitivity to its physical construct, its way of moving and its depth of expression. The following galleries of images have been collected to provide you with a small sample of the horse in various periods of Greek art. Several of these galleries are related to the text portions of this web site, and as such, are linked to those sections and meant to help illustrate them. Each image is also accompanied by a brief analysis, as well as information on the piece and links to its original Internet source. Classical Sources | Horses in Harness | Horse and Rider | Mythology and Religion The Horse in Ancient Greece