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| Hermaphroditus | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Erotes | |
_-_02.jpg) Herculaneum fresco 1–50 AD, National Archaeological Museum, Naples. | |
| Abode | Mount Ida |
| Parents | Hermes and Aphrodite |
In Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus (/hərˌmæfrəˈdaɪtəs/ ; Ancient Greek: Ἑρμαφρόδιτος, romanized: Hermaphróditos, [hermapʰróditos]) was a child of Aphrodite and Hermes. According to Ovid, he was born a remarkably beautiful boy whom the naiad Salmacis attempted to rape and prayed to be united with forever. A god, in answer to her prayer, merged their two forms into one and transformed him into a hermaphrodite, he being considered the origin of the name.[a] His name is compounded of his parents' names, Hermes and Aphrodite.[1] He was one of the Erotes[citation needed].
Because Hermaphroditus was a child of Hermes, and consequently a great-grandchild of Atlas (Hermes's mother Maia was the daughter of Atlas), he is sometimes called Atlantiades (Greek: Ἀτλαντιάδης).[2]
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- ^ Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. 6. 5 "... Hermaphroditus, as he has been called, who was born of Hermes and Aphrodite and received a name which is a combination of those of both his parents."
- ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 4. 28