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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> | In ], '''Ipotane'''s were a race of half-horse, half-humans, unlike the ]s, who were half-goat.<ref> ''Greek woodland gods or spirits, closely connected to the satyrs. They were occasionally referred to as being half-man half-horse, in stead of half-man half-goat. The Sileni were portrayed as lechers and drunkards, bald-headed and pot-bellied, with thick lips and stub noses, and with the tails and ears of a horse. The flute and lyre are their attributes. The Sileni can often be found in the company of Dionysus. Later mentioned as only one Silenus, the tutor and companion of Dionysus.''</ref> | ||
| 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). The Greek suggested by "ipotane" is {{Polytonic|ἱππότης}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|hippotas}}). It means a person riding a horse. It is also used as an adjective as in {{Polytonic|ἱππότης λεὼς}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|hippotas leos}}) — horse riding people. The definition given above would fit {{Polytonic|ἱππότης λεὼς}} — "horse-people". | ||
| The Greek suggested by "ipotane" is {{Polytonic|ἱππότης}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|hippotas}}). It means a person riding a horse. It is also used as an adjective as in {{Polytonic|ἱππότης λεὼς}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|hippotas leos}}) — horse riding people. The definition given above would fit {{Polytonic|ἱππότης λεὼς}} — "horse-people". | |||
| Cf. Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon. | Cf. Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon. | ||
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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 Template:Polytonic (hippotas). It means a person riding a horse. It is also used as an adjective as in Template:Polytonic (hippotas leos) — horse riding people. The definition given above would fit Template:Polytonic — "horse-people".
Cf. Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon.
Such a person would not look "overall human"; rather, the torso would look human.
References
- Encyclopedia Mythica - Sileni Greek woodland gods or spirits, closely connected to the satyrs. They were occasionally referred to as being half-man half-horse, in stead of half-man half-goat. The Sileni were portrayed as lechers and drunkards, bald-headed and pot-bellied, with thick lips and stub noses, and with the tails and ears of a horse. The flute and lyre are their attributes. The Sileni can often be found in the company of Dionysus. Later mentioned as only one Silenus, the tutor and companion of Dionysus.
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