Hermaphroditus

/ hɜːˌmæfrəˈdaɪtəs /

noun

Greek myth a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body

They are as intimately blended, and with the same mysterious beauty, as the sexes in the ancient Hermaphroditus.

The third painting represents Hermaphroditus surrounded by six nymphs, variously employed.

There was a famous statue of Hermaphroditus by Polycles of Athens, probably the younger of the two statuaries of that name.

The 'Hermaphroditus,' therefore, deserves a prominent place in the history of Renaissance manners.

Hermaphroditus, like Joseph, was the pattern and mirror of continence, and would not be seduced.

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