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| ⚫ | In ], '''Ipotane'''s were a race of half-horse, half-humans, unlike the ]s, who were half-goat.<ref>http://www.pantheon.org/articles/s/sileni.html</ref> | ||
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| ⚫ | In ], '''Ipotane'''s were a race of half-horse, half-humans, unlike the ]s, who were half-goat. | ||
| The typical Ipotane looked overall human, but had the legs, hindquarters, tail, and ears of a horse. However, some had humanlike rather than horselike legs (compare with early ], whose front legs were often humanlike). | The typical Ipotane looked overall human, but had the legs, hindquarters, tail, and ears of a horse. However, some had humanlike rather than horselike legs (compare with early ], whose front legs were often humanlike). | ||
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| The Greek suggested by "ipotane" is ἱππότης (hippotas). It means a person riding a horse. It is also used as an adjective as in ἱππότης λεὼς (hippotas leos).-- horse riding people. The definition given above would fit ἱππότης λεὼς -- "horse-people". | The Greek suggested by "ipotane" is ἱππότης (hippotas). It means a person riding a horse. It is also used as an adjective as in ἱππότης λεὼς (hippotas leos).-- horse riding people. The definition given above would fit ἱππότης λεὼς -- "horse-people". | ||
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| Such a person would not look "overall human"; rather, the torso would look human. | Such a person would not look "overall human"; rather, the torso would look human. | ||
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In Greek mythology, Ipotanes were a race of half-horse, half-humans, unlike the satyrs, who were half-goat.
The typical Ipotane looked overall human, but had the legs, hindquarters, tail, and ears of a horse. However, some had humanlike rather than horselike legs (compare with early Centaurs, whose front legs were often humanlike).
The Greek suggested by "ipotane" is ἱππότης (hippotas). It means a person riding a horse. It is also used as an adjective as in ἱππότης λεὼς (hippotas leos).-- horse riding people. The definition given above would fit ἱππότης λεὼς -- "horse-people".
Cf. Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon.
Such a person would not look "overall human"; rather, the torso would look human.
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