Aphroditus

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Herm of Aphroditus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀφρόδιτος (Aphroditos), masculine form of Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodītē).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA: /æfrədaɪtəs/
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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]

See also

References

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