In Greek mythology, what creature had a mans head, trunk and arms, and a horse's body and legs?
Ichthyocentaurs carried Astarte ashore following her watery birth. Ichthyocentaur comes from two different words, "ichthyo-" and "centaur". "Ichthyo-" comes from the Greek word "ikhthis" (ιχθύς), which means fish; "centaur", or "centaurus" in Latin, from classical mythology, is a creature having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse. Ichthyocentaurs have both the attributes coming from the two meanings, which make them a "fish-horse-man". They are related to centaurs, sea nymphs and merfolk; how this came to be is a mystery. It was believed that the creation of these sea-centaurs was depicted as a
Ox-Head and Horse-Face then breaks into the Underworld and crosses out the names of himself and his primate followers from the record of living souls, hence granting immortality to himself and his followers. In Japanese mythology, Ox-Head and Horse-Face are known as "Gozu" and "Mezu" respectively. Ox-Head and Horse-Face Ox-Head () and Horse-Face () are two guardians or types of guardians of the Underworld in Chinese mythology. As indicated by their names, both have the bodies of men, but Ox-Head has the head of an ox while Horse-Face has the face of a horse. They are the first beings a dead soul encounters