The simultaneous and apparently independent development in several ancient cultures of a myth of creatures who were half human and half horse parallels the increased use of horses in these cultures. But despite the nobility and gentleness traditionally ascribed to the horse, the mythical half-horse, half-humans were frequently portrayed as violent and savage. Many human cultures use myth to express unconscious thoughts
these mythical creatures obviously reflect people' s unconscious fear of the horse.
fails to show that the mythical creature mentioned represents the horse in people's minds