Hermaphroditus

/ hɜːˌmæfrəˈdaɪtəs /

noun

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

Example Sentences

In Rome, he began a lifelong fascination with the marble statue “Sleeping Hermaphroditus” at the Borghese Gallery.

From Washington Post

But just then the voice intones: “Ladies and Gentlemen, behold the god Hermaphroditus! Half woman, half man!”

From Literature

There was a famous statue of Hermaphroditus by Polycles of Athens, probably the younger of the two statuaries of that name.

From Project Gutenberg

And at the moment when the two Ephesians rose, according to the tradition, to play The Fable of Hermaphroditus, she let herself slip down from the bed and went out feverishly.

From Project Gutenberg

Hermaphroditus continued deaf to all entreaties and offers; and Salmaeis, throwing her arms around him, entreated the Gods to render her inseparable from him whom she adored.

From Project Gutenberg