Sea goat

Sea goat
Roman aureus coin with Capricorn as a sea goat minted in 19 BC by Emperor Augustus[1]
GroupingLegendary creature
Sub groupingHybrid
FolkloreGreek mythology, Jewish folklore, Sumerian mythology
HabitatThe ocean

The sea goat or goat fish is a legendary aquatic animal described as a creature that is half-goat and half-fish.[2]

  1. ^ Tamsyn Barton (1995). "Augustus and Capricorn: Astrological Polyvalency and Imperial Rhetoric". The Journal of Roman Studies. 85. Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies: 47.
  2. ^ "The Capricorn goat/sea goat". Mythology. Gods and Monsters.