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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Flying winged horse in Meitei mythology}}<br />
{{Infobox deity<br />
| name = Samaton<br />
| type = Meitei<br />
| image = Samaton Ayangpa (Right).jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| affiliation = [[Meitei mythology]] ([[Manipuri mythology]]) and [[Meitei religion]] ([[Sanamahism]])<br />
| other_names = Samadon Ayangba, Shamadon Ayangba, Samaton Ayangpa, Shamaton Ayangpa<br />
| region = [[Manipur]]<br />
| deity_of = Divine ancestor of [[Meitei horse]] ([[Manipuri pony]])<br />
| cult_centre = Heingang hills<br />
| abode = Heingang hill<br />
| gender = Male<br />
| festivals = [[Lai Haraoba]]<br />
| spouse = Ngangrubi<br />
| greek_equivalent = [[Pegasus]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Samaton''' (/saa-ma-ton/) or '''Samadon''' (/saa-ma-don/) is a [[Mythology|mythical]] winged [[Deity|divine]] horse in [[Meitei mythology]]. He is one of the most recognised creatures in [[Meitei folklore]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Devi |first=Dr Yumlembam Gopi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gxqeDwAAQBAJ&dq=winged+horse+samadon+ayangba&pg=PA111 |title=Glimpses of Manipuri Culture |date=16 June 2019 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-0-359-72919-7 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Chandra |first=Yashaswini |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VawSEAAAQBAJ&q=The+Manipuri+pony+is+said+to+have+descended+from+his+mount%2C+Samadon+Ayangba%2C+a+fierce+winged+animal%2C+whose+wings+Marjing+severed.&pg=PT118 |title=The Tale of the Horse: A History of India on Horseback |date=2021-01-22 |publisher=Pan Macmillan |isbn=978-93-89109-92-4 |language=en}}</ref> Legend says that Samaton is the ancestor of the present day [[Manipuri Pony|Manipuri pony]] ([[Manipuri Pony|Meitei horse]]).<ref name=":1" /> The [[Leithak Leikharol]] describes Samaton as a primordial horse associated with Meitei cosmology.<ref name=":0" /> It is created by [[Lainingthou Sanamahi|Sanamahi]] to attack on [[Pakhangba]].<ref name=":0" /> Later, it became the mounting creature of God [[Marjing]].<ref name=":1" /> It is also called ''"Shamadon Ayangba"'' ({{Langx|mni|ꯁꯃꯗꯣꯟ ꯑꯌꯥꯡꯕ}}) or ''"Shamaton Ayangpa"'' ({{Langx|omp|ꯁꯃꯇꯣꯟ ꯑꯌꯥꯡꯄ}}) due to free variation of words in [[Meitei language]] ([[Meitei language|Manipuri language]]).<br />
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Samaton is praised in the ritual song of [[Ougri (Meitei)|Ougri]] sung during the [[Lai Haraoba]] festival. Samaton is considered very important to Meitei culture because it is created from the body of God [[Lainingthou Sanamahi|Sanamahi]]. During the deification of Meitei kings, Samaton became associated with kings as it was a divine being. So, Samaton became the insignia of royalty.<ref name=":0"/><br />
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== In popular culture ==<br />
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* [[:simple:Hada_Samadon_Ayangba|Hada Samadon Ayangba]] is a folk song sung by [[:simple:Mangka_Mayanglambam|Mangka Mayanglambam]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=The making of Hada Samaton Ayangba By M Ranjit |url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Sports_and_Manipur.The_making_of_Hada_Samaton_Ayangba_By_M_Ranjit |access-date=2021-02-07 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref> The song was sung in the [[Manipur Polo International 2014]].<ref name=":2" /> It was also sung at the Sangai festival in the same year.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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== In heraldry ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{Cite book |last=Roy |first=L. Somi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XxovEAAAQBAJ&dq=samadon&pg=PT76 |title=And That Is Why... Manipuri Myths Retold |date=2021-06-21 |publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited |isbn=978-93-91149-65-9 |language=en}}<br />
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