General –
Horse : royalty, divinity,
otherworldly transport, water and storms, especially thunder, peace and good harvest, indestructibility, purity and loyalty (one of Buddist's seven treasures)
Ass :
matter, body, misfortune, rampant sexual desire, ridicule, lazy,
stupid, poverty
Culturally
Specific – royalty: Celtic
kings and priests's chariots drawn by white horses, Irish kingship
rite's symbolic copulation with a white mare, then bathing in her
broth, divinity:
Welsh Rhiannon, Celtic Epona, Old Grey Mare (aspect of the Celtic
goddess in winter at Yule and New Year)
