The seahorse has inspired humans from earliest times, lending its shape to our decorative items and its aura to our myths since time immemorial. Here are a few such objects, and a few such myths. Has the seahorse inspired you? Enter our Seahorse Poetry and Prose Contest. Look through our Image Gallery. And shop for seahorse related items in the online store. Decorative items pictured in the gallery are from the collection of Alan and Nora Jaffe.

This seahorse made of cheese graters is by artist Jim Opasaik and can be seen at COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts in Napa, California.