THE HIPPALEKTRYON was a beast with the foreparts of a horse and the tail, wings and hind-legs of a rooster.
The creature occurs only in early Athenian vase painting, and may be based on an early artistic rendering of the winged horse pegasis
A hippalektryon is a mythical creature from Greek mythology that is said to have the body of a horse and the head of a rooster. It was believed to be a symbol of vigilance and protection.