Aphroditus

Aphroditus

English

Herm of Aphroditus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀφρόδιτος (Aphróditos), masculine form of Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æfɹəˈdaɪtəs/

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Proper noun

Aphroditus

1. (Greek mythology) was a male Aphrodite from Cyprus, and represented as a herm with a phallus, in later mythology became known as Hermaphroditus, the son of Hermes and Aphrodite.[1][2]

Translations

male Aphrodite from Cyprus

Portuguese: Afrodito (pt) m

See also

• epicene
• androgynous
• gynandrous
• intersex

References

1. William Smith (1850) Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology Vol. II, page 408
2. William Holwell (1793) A Mythological, Etymological, and Historical Dictionary, page 440–441