Hippocampus mythology

Hippocampus were the fish-tailed horses of the sea. They were depicted as composite creatures with the head and fore-parts of a horse and the serpentine-tail of a fish.

So, I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that dragons are getting a little overused. You know? Every fantasy book has to have a dragon. When did that become a thing? Just because Th…

The hippocampus is a mythological creature shared by Phoenician and Greek mythology. It was also adopted into Etruscan mythology. The hippocampus has typically been depicted as having the upper body of a horse with the lower body of a fish.

↟ hippocampus↟ #mythicmay The water-dwelling creature of Greek mythology that possesses features of both horse and fish. - This didn’t…

A kelpie was a shapeshifting water demon native to Great Britain and Ireland.[1] Able to take any form, a kelpie usually chose that of a horse with a bulrush mane. After luring unwary travellers onto their backs, they dragged them underwater and ate them, allowing the entrails to float to the surface of the water. A kelpie could be rendered docile and harmless by using the Placement Charm to put a bridle over the creature's head.[1] A bridled kelpie could be considered completely tamed if it…

Commission art Hippocampus

The Hippocampus was a magical water beast with the head and forequarters of a horse, and the tail and hindquarters of a giant fish.[1] Originally from Greece, it was generally found in the Mediterranean, although a blue roan specimen was caught by Merpeople off the coast of Scotland in 1949 and domesticated. The Hippocampus laid large, semi-transparent eggs through which the baby hippocampus, known as a Tadfoal, could be seen.[1] Hippocampus is derived from the words "hippos" means "horse"…

Hippocampus are a type of sea fae that are sometimes kept as pets. They resemble seahorses and are small enough to reside in a fish tank. They first appear in A Local Habitation. Colin Dunne at ALH Computing owns one as a pet, and Quentin inherits it after his death. He keeps it in a fish tank in his room.[1][2] The Hippocampus is a mythological creature shared by Phoenician and Greek mythology. It was also adopted into Etruscan mythology. It has typically been depicted as a horse in its…