androgynous

Japanese: androgynos
androgynous

…Generally, it refers to a being that has both male and female characteristics, and in Greek it is called androgynos. The best-known story on this subject is probably Aristophanes' speech in Plato's Symposium.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "androgynos" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一般に,男女両性を兼ねそなえた存在のことをいい,ギリシア語ではアンドロギュノスandrogynos。これに関して最もよく知られる物語は,プラトンの《饗宴(シュンポシオン)》に登場するアリストファネスの演説であろう。…

※「androgynos」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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