The Minoans portrayed them on jewellery, while the ancient Greeks had the “hippocampus” (half horse, half fish) pulling the chariots of Poseidon, the sea god.

古希腊克里特文明时期就将海马像绘在珠宝上，而古希腊传说中海神波塞冬双轮马车的座驾就是一种马头鱼尾的怪兽。