Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Inktober Monstrosities: H for Hippocamp

The Hippocamp, or Hippocampus (not to be confused with the latin name for the common sea horse, or the part of the brain integral to navigation and memory) is a classic, both in real world mythology and in the world of D&D.

Half horse with webbed hooves, half fish, the hippocamp is obviously the result of someone taking the description of a common sea horse a tad too litteraly. They are part of both Etruscan, Phoenician and Greek mythology, among other things described as the horses of Poseidon, god of the sea. They are a common motif on fountains and heraldic designs throughout the world.

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