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Hippocampus

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Hippocampus comes from both Phoenician and Greek mythology, although their name is purely Greek.
The creature was said to have the head and front legs of a horse and the tail & hindquarter of a serpent or a fish, a curious creature indeed.
The chariot of Poseidon was drawn by a Hippocampus. Other gods of the sea are often shown or riding on these animals.

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