What is Hippocamp?
[[File:Ostia antica-02.jpg|thumb|Poseidon in a chariot drawn by hippocampi, surrounded with dolphins, tritons, and Nereids on sea-monsters. Room 4 of the Baths of Neptune, Ostia Antica, Latium, Italy. ]] The '''hippocamp''' (also: hippocampe, hippokamp, or hippocampus, pl: hippocampi or hippokampoi) is a [[sea monster]] in [[Greek mythology]]. The creature has a horse's body and a fish's tail. It was not commonly pictured in Classical Greek art but when it is, it is sometimes ridden by the sea god [[Nereus]] or sea [[nymph]]s. The hippocamp plays no part in any known mythological tale.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/130007869?img=1 |title=Terracotta bell-krater (mixing bowl) with lid |publisher=[[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] |accessdate=July 29, 2012}}</ref> The ancients believed it was the adult form of the [[seahorse]]. It draws the chariot of [[Poseidon]] and other sea divinities in the works of ancient writers and artists.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.theoi.com/Ther/Hippokampoi.html |title=Hippokampoi |publisher=Theoi Project |accessdate=July 30, 2012}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:Greek legendary creatures]]