Salmakis

Japanese: Salmakis
Salmakis

…A compound word of Hermes and Aphrodite. According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, he was the son of Hermes and Aphrodite, and was said to have been in love with the spring nymph Salmakis and to have become one with her, thus becoming both male and female. As a work of art, a standing statue of Hermaphroditus was created in the mid-4th century BC (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale), and is considered to be the oldest type.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヘルメスHermēsとアフロディテAphroditēの合成語。オウィディウスの《転身物語》によれば,ヘルメスとアフロディテの息子で,泉のニンフ,サルマキスSalmakisに恋され,彼女と一体となったため,男女両性をそなえることになった,と説かれる。 美術作品としては,すでに前4世紀中ごろから立像のヘルマフロディトスが作られ(パリ,ビブリオテーク・ナシヨナル),最古のタイプと考えられている。…

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