Red and gold ancient depiction of war including horses. A battle between the Persians and the Turanians; illustration from a fifteenth-century edition of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh (Book of Kings)

Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor Emerita of the History of Religions, authored an essay for The New York Review of Books, April 10, 2025, issue, entitled “The Rise and Fall of Warhorses.” A follow-up Q&A with editor Nawal Arjini called “Myths That Matter” appeared on April 19.