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==Description== ==Description==
The typical Ipotane looked overall human, but had the legs, hindquarters, tail, and ears of a horse. However, some had human-like rather than horse-like legs (compare with early ]s, whose front legs were often human-like). The Greek suggested by "ipotane" is {{lang|grc|ιππότης}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|hippotes}}). It means knight.{{fact|date=September 2009}} It is also used as an adjective as in {{lang|grc| ιππότης λεώς}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|hippotes leos}}) — horse knights that rode people. The definition given above would fit {{lang|grc| ιππότης λεώς}} — "horse-people". The typical Ipotane looked overall human, but had the legs, hindquarters, tail, and ears of a horse. However, some had human-like rather than horse-like legs (compare with early ]s, whose front legs were often human-like). The Greek suggested by "ipotane" is {{lang|grc|ιππότης}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|hippotes}}). It means knight.{{citation needed|date=September 2009}} It is also used as an adjective as in {{lang|grc| ιππότης λεώς}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|hippotes leos}}) — horse knights that rode people. The definition given above would fit {{lang|grc| ιππότης λεώς}} — "horse-people".


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==References== ==References==
* Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon. * Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon.

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In Greek mythology, Ipotanes were a race of half-horse, half-humans. The Ipotanes are considered the original version of the Centaur.

Description

The typical Ipotane looked overall human, but had the legs, hindquarters, tail, and ears of a horse. However, some had human-like rather than horse-like legs (compare with early Satyrs, whose front legs were often human-like). The Greek suggested by "ipotane" is ιππότης (hippotes). It means knight. It is also used as an adjective as in ιππότης λεώς (hippotes leos) — horse knights that rode people. The definition given above would fit ιππότης λεώς — "horse-people".

See also

References

  • Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon.


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