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.
Game stats here.

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