👉 In the context of Greek mythology, a "hippodamia" was a type of animal that was said to have been created by Zeus, the god of thunder and lightning. The myth tells of a young man named Hippasus who refused to kill his father because he believed that it would be unfair to his brother, Poseidon. Poseidon later killed Hippasus, but Zeus used an amulet that had been gifted to him by the gods to prevent death. As a result,