Question: What's the name of a half-man half-beast?
The following question about a mythological hodge-podge creature was posted on the Ancient/Classical History Forum:
I have been searching endlessly for an umbrella term defined as a creature in greek mythology that is half-human, half-animal. I know of specific creatures, such as the minotaur and the centaur, but I am looking for a general term than encompasses all of these creatures. Can anyone help???
Answer: The anwer to this question is not one of the following specific hybrid creatures:
- Centaur (horse-man) Echidna (snake-woman)
- Mandrake (plant-man)
- Mermaid (woman-fish)
- Minotaur (bull-man)
- Siren (bird-woman)
- Sphinx (woman-lion-bird)
- Tragelaphos (goat-stag)
