Hippocampus
From Harry Potter Wiki
| Hippocampus | |
|---|---|
| Species information | |
| Native range |
Greece |
| Ministry of Magic Classification |
XXX |
Native to Greece, the Hippocampus is a beast with the head and forequarters of a horse, and the tail and hindquarters of a giant fish. Although it is generally found in the Mediterranean, a blue roan specimen was caught by Merpeople off the coast of Scotland in 1949 and domesticated.
Hippocampus lay large, semi-transparent eggs through which the young hippocampus, known as a Tadfoal, can be seen.
[edit] Behind the scenes
- The Hippocamp or Hippocampus, like many creatures in the Harry Potter series, is derived from Greek mythology.[1]
- Hippocampus also refers to a major component of the brains of humans and other mammals. It belongs to the limbic system and plays important roles in long-term memory and spatial navigation.[2]
