Definition of Hermaphroditus

1. Noun. (Greek mythology) son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body.

Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Greek Deity

Definition of Hermaphroditus

1. Noun. (Greek god) the son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged bodies with a naiad. ¹

2. Noun. was originally a male Aphrodite (Aphroditus), and represented as a herm with a phallus, the symbol of fertility.[ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, p. 408] ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hermaphroditus

Hermann's fixative
Hermann Goering
Hermann Goring
Hermann Hesse
Hermann Joseph Muller
Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
Hermann Maurice Saxe
Hermann Minkowski
Hermann Snellen
Hermann Wilhelm Goring
Hermann von Helmholtz
Hermannia
Hermannia verticillata
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome
Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type VI
Hermaphroditus
Hermes
Hermian
Hermione
Hermissenda
Hermitian
Hermogenian
Hermogenians
Hermosillo
Hernan Cortes
Hernan Cortez
Hernando Cortes
Hernando Cortez
Hernaria

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