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Hippalectryon
A hippalectryon (or hippalektryon, from Greek ἱππαλεκτρυών) is a type of fantastic hybrid creature of Ancient Greek folklore, half-horse (front) and half-rooster (hind), including the tail, wings and hind legs. Its colour varies between yellow and reddish. No myths related to it are currently known.
The oldest representation currently known dates back to the 9th century BCE, and the motif grows most common in the 6th century, notably in vase painting and sometimes as statues, often shown with a rider. It is also featured on some pieces of currency. A few literary works of the 5th century mention the beast, most notably Aeschylus and Aristophanes, who used it as one of his favourite insults.
The precise function of the Hippalectryon remains a mystery; as an apotropaic and prophylactic animal, it might have been dedicated to Poseidon and tasked to protect ships. Other studies interpret it as a grotesque beast to amuse children, or a simple fantastic decorative element without any specific function.
== Etymology ==
The term "hippalectryon", also transcribed "hippalektryon", comes directly from Ancient Greek "ἱππαλεκτρυών", a compound word that comprises ἵππος (''híppos'', "horse"), and ἀλεκτρυών (''alektryốn'', "rooster").〔 The name is thus a plain description of the hybrid creature.〔 The name seems to have been used for the first time by Aeschylus in ''Myrmidons'';〔Perdrizet, (''L'hippalectryon. Contribution à l'étude de l'ionisme'' ), in ''Revue des études anciennes'', tome 6, 1904, pages 7-30〕〔John McK. Camp, (''Horses and horsemanship in the Athenian Agora'' ), ASCSA 1998, volume 24 of ''Athenian Agora Picture Bks'', ISBN 9780876616390〕 the comic usage made by Aristophanes suggests that by the end of the 5th Century, most of the inhabitants of Athens had never heard about the creature.〔
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