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What does the pale horse mean?
Pale Horse in American English
a representation of Death, as in literature or the Bible. [after the Biblical pale horse on which Death rides, Rev. 6:8]
Does a white horse symbolize Death?
In some cultures, white horses stand for the balance of wisdom and power. In others, like Christianity, the white horse is a symbol of death. The horse is a universal symbol of freedom without restraint, because riding a horse made people feel they could free themselves from their own bindings.
Where does the phrase pale horse come from?
A reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, as the rider of a pale horse is Death.