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