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Hermaphroditus
/ hɜːˌmæfrəˈdaɪtəs /
noun
- Greek myth a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
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They are as intimately blended, and with the same mysterious beauty, as the sexes in the ancient Hermaphroditus.
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The third painting represents Hermaphroditus surrounded by six nymphs, variously employed.
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There was a famous statue of Hermaphroditus by Polycles of Athens, probably the younger of the two statuaries of that name.
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The 'Hermaphroditus,' therefore, deserves a prominent place in the history of Renaissance manners.
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Hermaphroditus, like Joseph, was the pattern and mirror of continence, and would not be seduced.
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