Hermaphroditus

Japanese: ヘルマフロディトス
Hermaphroditus
A hermaphrodite god in Greek mythology. A compound word of Hermes and Aphrodite. According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, he became a goddess of both sexes by merging with the nymph Salmacis. There are many works of art depicting him from ancient times. The Greek synonym androgynos is also known.

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Japanese:
ギリシア神話の両性具有神。ヘルメスとアフロディテの合成語。オウィディウス《転身物語》によれば,ニンフのサルマキスと一体となって両性をそなえることになったという。古代から美術作品も豊富。なお,ギリシア語の同義語にアンドロギュノスandrogynosがある。

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