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Hermaphroditus
In Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus or Hermaphroditos (; ) was the son of Aphrodite and Hermes. According to Ovid, he was born a remarkably handsome boy with whom the naiad Salmacis fell in love and prayed to be united forever. A god, in answer to her prayer, merged their two forms into one and transformed them into an androgynous form. His name is compounded of his parents' names, Hermes and Aphrodite. He was one of the Erotes.
Because Hermaphroditus was a son of Hermes, and consequently
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- "Salmacis and Hermaphroditus" by Scarsellino, Galleria Borghese, Rome
- "Salmacis and Hermaphroditus" by Jean François de Troy
- "Salmacis and Hermaphroditus" by Ludovico Carracci
- "Salmacis and Hermaphroditus" by Francesco Albani
- "Salmacis and Hermaphroditus" by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini
- "Salmacis and Hermaphroditus" by Roberto Ferri
- "Salmacis and Hermaphroditus" by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
- "Salmacis and Hermaphroditus" by Bernard Picart
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