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==Mythology== [[File:Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Pegasus and Equuleus (best currently available version - 2014).jpg|thumb|Seen in ''[[Urania's Mirror]]'' (1825)]] In [[Greek mythology]], one myth associates Equuleus with the foal Celeris (meaning "swiftness" or "speed"), who was the offspring or brother of the winged horse [[Pegasus]]. Celeris was given to [[Castor and Pollux|Castor]] by [[Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]]. Other myths say that Equuleus is the horse struck from [[Poseidon]]'s trident, during the contest between him and [[Athena]] when deciding which would be the superior. Because this section of stars rises before [[Pegasus]], it is often called Equus Primus, or the First Horse. Equuleus is also linked to the story of [[Philyra (mythology)|Philyra]] and [[Saturn (mythology)|Saturn]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Olcott|first=William Tyler|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/947036847|title=Star lore of all ages : myths, legends, and facts|date=2004|publisher=Dover Publications|others=Fred Schaaf|isbn=978-0-486-14080-3|edition=Dover|location=Mineola, N.Y.|pages=297|oclc=947036847}}</ref> Created by [[Hipparchus]] and included by [[Ptolemy]], it abuts Pegasus; unlike the larger horse, it is depicted as a horse's head alone.{{sfn|Ridpath|Tirion|2001|pp=144-145}} <ref>Evans, James "The History and Practice of Ancient Astronomy" Oxford University Press, 1998.</ref>
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