Hermaphroditus Definition

hər-măfrə-dītəs
noun
The son of Hermes and Aphrodite: while bathing, he becomes united in a single body with a nymph.
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pronoun

(Greek mythology) The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad.

Wiktionary

A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus), and represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.

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Origin of Hermaphroditus

  • Latin Hermaphrodītus from Greek Hermaphrodītos Hermēs Hermes Aphrodītē Aphrodite Aphrodite

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἑρμαφρόδιτος (Hermaphroditos), from Ἑρμῆς (Hermēs) + Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodītē).

    From Wiktionary

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