Hippocampus (mythology)

This article is about a mythological creature. For the part of the brain, see Hippocampus.

The hippocampus, or hippocamp, (plural: hippocampi or hippocamps; Ancient Greek: ἱππόκαμπος hippokampos, from ἵππος, 'horse', and κάμπος, 'sea monster'[1]) is a mythological creature mentioned in Etruscan, Greek, Phoenician,[2] Pictish and Roman mythologies (though its name has a clear Greek origin), typically depicted as having the upper body of a horse with the lower body of a fish.

  1. ^ Word origin of Hippocampus at reference.com; compare the monster Campe.
  2. ^ Israel Antiquities Authority, Yizre'el Valley silver hoard Archived 2020-12-01 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved Jan 10 2013)
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