Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology Scripts Δαμάσιππος(Ancient Greek) Other Forms FormsDamasippus (latinized form) Meaning & History Derived from the Greek adjective δαμάσιππος (damasippos) meaning "horse-taming", which consists of the Greek verb δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame, subdue, overpower, kill" (see Damasos) and the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".