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| In ], '''Ipotanes''' were a race of half-horse, half-humans; the original version of the ]. | In ], '''Ipotanes''' were a race of half-], half-humans; the original version of the ]. | ||
| ==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 horselike legs (compare with early ]s, whose front legs were often human-like). The Greek suggested by "ipotane" is {{lang|grc|ἱππότης}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|hippotes}}). It means a person riding a horse.{{fact|date=September 2009}} It is also used as an adjective as in {{lang|grc|ἱππότης λεώς}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|hippotes leos}}) — horse riding people. The definition given above would fit {{lang|grc|ἱππότης 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 horselike legs (compare with early ]s, whose front legs were often human-like). The Greek suggested by "ipotane" is {{lang|grc|ἱππότης}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|hippotes}}). It means a person riding a horse.{{fact|date=September 2009}} It is also used as an adjective as in {{lang|grc|ἱππότης λεώς}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|hippotes leos}}) — horse riding people. The definition given above would fit {{lang|grc|ἱππότης λεώς}} — "horse-people". | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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In Greek mythology, Ipotanes were a race of half-horse, half-humans; the original version of the satyr.
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 horselike legs (compare with early Centaurs, whose front legs were often human-like). The Greek suggested by "ipotane" is ἱππότης (hippotes). It means a person riding a horse. It is also used as an adjective as in ἱππότης λεώς (hippotes leos) — horse riding people. The definition given above would fit ἱππότης λεώς — "horse-people".
See also
- Faun - Italian
- Glaistig - Scottish
- Hippopodes - Greek myth
- Pan - early Greek myth
- Silenus - early Greek mythology
References
- Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon.
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