Hippocampus (mythology)

This article is about a mythological creature. For the part of the brain, see Hippocampus.
"Hippocamp" redirects here. For the moon of Neptune, see Hippocamp (moon).

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.

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