horsemen of the apocalypse

[druiaghtagh]

I know they are war pestilence plague and famine , but do they have names?

[Cetti]

I've just been looking through my version (NIV) and no names are mentioned just the colour of each horse and what the rider represents:

 

1. The White Horse. It's rider held a bow, and was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
2. The Fiery Red Horse. It's rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword.
3. The Black Horse. It's rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand to balance out the fair days work  for fair pay.
4. The Pale Horse. It's rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.    

 

That's it druiaghtagh! I took this from Revelations Chapter 6 verses 2 - 8.

[druiaghtagh]

Thankyou very much Ceti, for such a comprehensive answer:-)

[druiaghtagh]

sorry typo Cetti

[Cetti]

Don't worry - I'll answer to anything :-D

[woofgang]

according to Terry Pratchett, Death's horse is called Binkie

[mr. piper]

spitting image, in reference to r.reagan's spokesman "larry speaks"named them

larry war,

larry famine,

larry plague &

lawrence j. pestilance iii

[trilobite]

In the Young Ones it was;

"Death, War, Famine and... the other one"

('Game of Travel Scrabble, Death?')