I had Pharaoh's Horses tattooed on my chest as a show of respect for the human spirit and to tap into its power. Swallowsanddagger.net. Pharaoh's Horses symbolizes the struggle and triumph of the human spirit over oppression. In Exodus the Hebrews were slaves fleeing from bondage. Pharaoh pursued them into the Red Sea where the Hebrews decisively won their freedom, and Pharaoh lost his entire army. The human spirit desires to be free.