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Hermaphroditus

British

/ hɜːˌmæfrəˈdaɪtəs /

noun

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

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Inside Hermaphroditus old tensions were roiling, trying to work themselves out.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

“Once upon a time in ancient Greece, there was an enchanted pool. This pool was sacred to Salmacis, the water nymph. And one day Hermaphroditus, a beautiful boy, went swimming there.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Hermaphroditus was beginning to forget about the Obscure Object.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Hermaphroditus, seated figure, pencil and pale colour tints.

From Aubrey Beardsley by Ross, Robert

At the age of sixteen he published a translation, in verse, of Ovid's Fable of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, and before nineteen became the friend of Ben Jonson.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

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