Hippocampus (mythology)
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The hippocampus, or hippocamp, is a mythological creature mentioned in Etruscan, Greek, Phoenician, Pictish and Roman mythologies, typically depicted as having the upper body of a horse with the lower
Winged hippocamp in an Art Deco fountain, Kansas City, Missouri, (1937)
Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl) with lid, late 5th century BC
Hippocampus in Roman mosaic in the thermae at Aquae Sulis (Bath)
Jonah and the sea monster, from Christian artwork in Roman catacombs at the end of 2nd century A.D. The sea monster drawn by the Roman Christians resembles a hippocampus.
Sea goat
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The sea goat or goat fish is a legendary aquatic animal described as a creature that is half-goat and half-fish.
Hippocampus (mythology)
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Augustus aureus Pergamon 77000722
Two goat fish symbolizing the freshwater abyss, domain of the god Ea. On a basin found in Susa, Middle Elamite period (c. 1500 BC – 1100 BC)