Hippocampus (mythology)
The hippocampus, or hippocamp, (plural: hippocampi or hippocamps; Ancient Greek: ἱππόκαμπος hippókampos, from ἵππος, 'horse', and κάμπος, 'sea monster') is a mythological creature mentioned in Etruscan, Greek, Phoenician, 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. == Mythology == Coins minted at Tyre around the 4th century BC show the patron god Melqart riding on a winged hippocampus, accompanied by dolphins.