Philadolphia

Philadolphia: noun. Philadolphia is a relatively uncommon phenomenon artistically depicted by some ancient civilisations and frequently so by the Greeks. The word describes the state of being part horse and part dolphin – a state, some historians argue, that is characteristic of the legendary hippocampus. While many historians hold the traditional view that the hippocampus is part horse and part fish, thus challenging its claim to philadolphia, modern revisionists of Greek art and culture often come to the conclusion that since many ancient civilisations did not distinguish between fish and marine mammals (and since the body of a horse is more biologically compatible with the body of a dolphin than with that of a fish), the hippocampus is more likely than not a prime example of philadolphia in fiction.