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Darius's horse neighs in the sunlight. This drawing by Gustave Moreau depicts a famous Persian hippomancy scene.
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The history of horses in Iran goes back to Greek sources from ancient Persia, which mention horse worship and the practice of hippomancy. Today, Iranians breed several breeds of horse, most of them Arabian,[1] in particular the Koheilan and Saklawi lines.

  1. ^ Hendricks (2007, p. 337)

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