hippalektryonn.

Brit.

/ˌhɪpəˈlɛktrɪən/,

/ˌhɪpəˈlɛktrɪɒn/, U.S.

/ˌhɪpəˈlɛktriˌɑn/

Inflections: Plural hippalektryones, hippalektryons.

Forms: 1800s–1900s hippalectruon, 1800s– hippalectryon, 1800s– hippalektruon, 1800s– hippalektryon, 1800s– hippolectryon.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἱππαλεκτρυών.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἱππαλεκτρυών mythical animal with the front half of a horse and the rear half of a cockerel < ἱππο- hippo- comb. form + ἀλεκτρυών alectryon n.In form hippolectryon apparently by association with other words derived from ancient Greek ἱππο- ; compare also -o- connective. In plural form hippalektryones after the Greek plural form.

Originally and chiefly in Ancient Greek contexts.

A mythical creature with the head, shoulders, and forelegs of a horse and the wings, tail, and legs of a cockerel.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > characters from classical mythology > miscellaneous

minotaureOE

Tantalusc1369

Aegipan1538

Pandora1581

Briareus1589

Laocoön1601

hippalektryon1822

1822 tr. Aristophanes Comedies Plutus & Frogs 179 The ‘yellow Hippalectryon’_ [Gk. ἱππαλεκτρυόνα]. [Note] The Hippalectryon occurred in the Myrmidons of Æschylus.

1894 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 14 147 The fantastic fusion of bird-legs with horse-heads..reminds us of the oriental Hippalektruon.

1919 Encycl. Americana XIV. 410/2 The Greeks also had a hippolectryon which was a hybrid composition of horse and cock.

1953 Metrop. Mus. Art Bull. 11 133/1 Hippalektryones with riders are known from sixteen black-figured vases.

2016 L. Anders Skyborn viii. 127 He turned to the hippalektryon in front of him. Its hair was a lustrous black with a gorgeous yellow mane that blended smoothly into its feathers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hippalektryon
释义	hippalektryonn. Brit. /ˌhɪpəˈlɛktrɪən/, /ˌhɪpəˈlɛktrɪɒn/, U.S. /ˌhɪpəˈlɛktriˌɑn/ Inflections: Plural hippalektryones, hippalektryons. Forms: 1800s–1900s hippalectruon, 1800s– hippalectryon, 1800s– hippalektruon, 1800s– hippalektryon, 1800s– hippolectryon. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἱππαλεκτρυών. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἱππαλεκτρυών mythical animal with the front half of a horse and the rear half of a cockerel < ἱππο- hippo- comb. form + ἀλεκτρυών alectryon n.In form hippolectryon apparently by association with other words derived from ancient Greek ἱππο- ; compare also -o- connective. In plural form hippalektryones after the Greek plural form. Originally and chiefly in Ancient Greek contexts. A mythical creature with the head, shoulders, and forelegs of a horse and the wings, tail, and legs of a cockerel. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > characters from classical mythology > miscellaneous minotaureOE Tantalusc1369 Aegipan1538 Pandora1581 Briareus1589 Laocoön1601 hippalektryon1822 1822 tr. Aristophanes Comedies Plutus & Frogs 179 The ‘yellow Hippalectryon’_ [Gk. ἱππαλεκτρυόνα]. [Note] The Hippalectryon occurred in the Myrmidons of Æschylus. 1894 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 14 147 The fantastic fusion of bird-legs with horse-heads..reminds us of the oriental Hippalektruon. 1919 Encycl. Americana XIV. 410/2 The Greeks also had a hippolectryon which was a hybrid composition of horse and cock. 1953 Metrop. Mus. Art Bull. 11 133/1 Hippalektryones with riders are known from sixteen black-figured vases. 2016 L. Anders Skyborn viii. 127 He turned to the hippalektryon in front of him. Its hair was a lustrous black with a gorgeous yellow mane that blended smoothly into its feathers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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