You Probably Didn’t Know At All That These Animal Hybrids Existed

Published on 04/27/2021
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Hippalectryon

Let’s move on to the Greek pantheon. The Hippalectryon is a hybrid of a rooster and a horse. The Hippalectryon, according to Aristophanes, is “so comically ugly that it invited laughter from people around it, thus driving evil away for good.” You will find this quote of his in The Frogs.

Hippalectryon

Hippalectryon

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