hippocampn.

Brit.

/ˈhɪpə(ʊ)kamp/, U.S.

/ˈhɪpəˌkæmp/

Forms: 1600s hyppocamp, 1800s– hippocamp.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin hippocampus.

Etymology: < classical Latin hippocampus (see hippocampus n.).Compare Middle French, French hippocampe (1561).

A mythical creature with the head, neck, shoulders, and forelegs of a horse, and a body ending in the tail of a fish or dolphin; = hippocampus n. 2. Also: a representation of this.In classical Greek and Roman art and literature, hippocamps are frequently described or depicted as pulling the chariot of, or being ridden by, the god Poseidon or Neptune, and other sea gods, nymphs, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > horse-like marine creature

seahorse1587

hippocampus1606

hippocamp1616

hippodame1623

1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. i. 22 Faire siluer-footed Thetis..Guiding from Rockes her Chariots Hyppocamps.

1656 S. Holland Don Zara iii. i. 136 A huge Hyppocamp (or Sea-Horse) gliding gently between the Champions leggs, received him upon his back.

1830 H. Smith Midsummer Medley II. 243 Was not the Ocean the grand parade of Neptune and Amphitrite, with their tritons, Nereids, Hippocamps, and dolphins?

1888 A. H. Smith Catal. Engraved Gems Brit. Mus. 95 Nereid, floating to r., with l. arm round neck of hippocamp; drapery round her legs and spread out behind.

1907 Spink & Son's Monthly Numismatic Circular Apr. 9763 Head of Athene to right, wearing Athenian helmet decorated with winged Hippocamp.

1958 Papers Brit. School Rome 26 114 The..room..contained the remains of a black and white mosaic, which once figured a marine scene with hippocamps and other sea creatures.

2014 A. Zentner Lobster Kings 268 This, I thought, was what it must feel like for a mortal to try and control Poseidon's chariot, the hippocamps revolting at the feel of someone other than their master at the helm.

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

单词	hippocamp
释义	hippocampn. Brit. /ˈhɪpə(ʊ)kamp/, U.S. /ˈhɪpəˌkæmp/ Forms: 1600s hyppocamp, 1800s– hippocamp. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin hippocampus. Etymology: < classical Latin hippocampus (see hippocampus n.).Compare Middle French, French hippocampe (1561). A mythical creature with the head, neck, shoulders, and forelegs of a horse, and a body ending in the tail of a fish or dolphin; = hippocampus n. 2. Also: a representation of this.In classical Greek and Roman art and literature, hippocamps are frequently described or depicted as pulling the chariot of, or being ridden by, the god Poseidon or Neptune, and other sea gods, nymphs, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > horse-like marine creature seahorse1587 hippocampus1606 hippocamp1616 hippodame1623 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. i. 22 Faire siluer-footed Thetis..Guiding from Rockes her Chariots Hyppocamps. 1656 S. Holland Don Zara iii. i. 136 A huge Hyppocamp (or Sea-Horse) gliding gently between the Champions leggs, received him upon his back. 1830 H. Smith Midsummer Medley II. 243 Was not the Ocean the grand parade of Neptune and Amphitrite, with their tritons, Nereids, Hippocamps, and dolphins? 1888 A. H. Smith Catal. Engraved Gems Brit. Mus. 95 Nereid, floating to r., with l. arm round neck of hippocamp; drapery round her legs and spread out behind. 1907 Spink & Son's Monthly Numismatic Circular Apr. 9763 Head of Athene to right, wearing Athenian helmet decorated with winged Hippocamp. 1958 Papers Brit. School Rome 26 114 The..room..contained the remains of a black and white mosaic, which once figured a marine scene with hippocamps and other sea creatures. 2014 A. Zentner Lobster Kings 268 This, I thought, was what it must feel like for a mortal to try and control Poseidon's chariot, the hippocamps revolting at the feel of someone other than their master at the helm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1616
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