Hermaphroditus

English thumb|upright|A 19th-century coloured engraving of Hermaphroditus, based on a fresco from Herculaneum Etymology From en la -, from en grc Ἑρμαφρόδιτος from grc Ἑρμῆς Ἀφροδίτη 1. Pronunciation en /hɚˌmæf.ɹəˈdaɪ.təs/ en En-us-Hermaphroditus.ogg US Proper noun en Greek god The son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad. A male Aphrodite (Aphroditus),1728 Ephraim Chambers https://archive.org/stream/Cyclopediachambers-Volume1/cyclo1#page/n993/mode/2up Cyclopedia - Volume I 993 Theophrastus affirms, that Aphroditos, or Venus, is Hermaphroditus represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.1850 William Smith http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofgr02smit#page/408/mode/2up Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology 408 Derived terms en hermaphrodite en hermaphroditic en hermaphroditism Translations Greek god Basque: eu Hermafrodita Coptic: cop ⲉⲣⲙⲁⲫⲣⲟⲇⲓⲧⲟⲥ French: fr Hermaphrodite m Greek: el Ερμαφρόδιτος m Ancient Greek: grc Ἑρμαφρόδιτος m Italian: it Ermafrodito m Latin: la Hermaphrodītus m Lithuanian: lt Hermafroditas Polish: pl Hermafrodyta m Portuguese: pt Hermafrodito m Russian: ru Гермафроди́т m Spanish: es Hermafrodito m See also en androgynous en intersex References en Intersex Latin Etymology la Hermaphrodītus :bor grc:Ἑρμαφρόδῑτος + 1 Pronunciation Hermaphrodītus Proper noun Hermaphrodītus<2> Hermaphroditus Declension Hermaphrodītus<2> la Transgender