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A zine about Lady Aphrodite and transsexualism as an offering for her :)!
New designs of the Erotes!
they'll only show up once as far as i know but i love them :)
Hermaphroditus!
CW NONSEXUAL NUDITY
A color theory assignment depicting the myth of Hermaphroditus
Made this whole thing in Adobe Illustrator because we were required to. It was. Interesting.
Tribute to Hermaphroditus💕⚧️
THE EROTES, winged gods of love. — HERMAPRODITUS, god of androgyny.Â
Oh, Hermaphroditus, a Holy One.
1. Hermaphroditus statue from Imperial Rome, around 70-100 AD, at "Lady Lever Art Gallery" in Europe England 2. Hermaphroditus statue from Imperial Rome in the 2nd century AD, at "Louvre" in Paris, Europe France
Sleeping Hermaphroditus, artist unknown, Ancient Rome
Copy of a Greek bronze sculpture by Polycles, c. 155 BCE
Currently at The Louvre, Paris
images via Wikimedia Commons
Thievery but make it family. Father and child, Hermes and Hermaphroditus.
Hermaphroditus was (kinda) mentioned therefore I drew them.
Fresco fragment depicting Hermaphroditus
Hermaphroditus is the child of Aphrodite and Hermes and is counted among the Erotes (Roman: Cupids). Xie is the patron of non-binary and gender-fluid people.
Created in the 2nd half of 3rd century AD, from Capua, Museo di Scultura Antica Giovanni Barracco, Rome. Photo by Carole Raddato, 2018, via Wikimedia Commons (X). Image license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en My only manipulation of the image was to adjust the color slightly.
Salmacis and Hermaphrodite Table II, Roberto Ferri
The Nymph Salmacis and Hermaphroditus by Francois-Joseph Navez (1829)
Hermaphroditus (Hermaphroditos)
The son of Hermes and Aphrodite. Once a beautiful young man raised by nymphs of Mount Ida, he grew weary of his surroundings and by 15 journeyed out on his own to Caria. While in Halicarnassus at the well of Salmacis, he was spotted by the nymph of said name who fell madly in love with the youth. Eager to win him over, she praised him, looking her best and asked to be his. Stunned he was, and she continued, pleading and wrapping her arms around his neck. He roughly turned her down, and off she ran, behind a tree. When he believed her to be gone he undressed and jumped into the waters.
From behind the tree Salmacis watched him. Unable to contain her joy she undressed and rushed out, jumping in with him. The nymph caught hold of the boy, wrapping her body around his as he attempted to fight her off. She caressed him, fondled him, kissed him, denying him release.Â
She strained to keep hold of him and thus prayed for any god to hear, praying to never let them part. Her prayer was answered and the two bodies fused, becoming one face; One form. Neither a man, nor a woman.
When he awoke to the change he grew furious, his looks and body no longer his. He cried out to his parents, exclaiming that, whosoever bathes in the waters a man will emerge half woman, instantly weakened. His parents heard his cry and the waters did as he wished.
Afterwards he became known as the god of hermaphrodites and effeminates, as well as a symbol for marriage.
Some say he occasionally appeared to men but others say he was considered a monstrosity and very rarely entered the world, and due to the lack of references for him it is believed the second is more accurate.
Hellenistic Egyptian bronze statuette (19 cm) from the Louvre, depicting a figure we might describe as intersex or transfeminine, posed looking back over her shoulder at her behind in a hand mirror.
I might editorialize to describe this as Hermaphroditos Kallipygos, though the Louvre listing contains no details as to who might be depicted.
Hey fun fact all my intersex pals! there's a intersex Greek god!!!
(Censored for boobs and cock)
"Hermaphroditus, in Greek myth, was the son of Hermes and Aphrodite. The water-nymph Salmacis, seeing him bathing in a pool, fell in love with him and prayed that they might never be separated. The gods interpreted her request literally and joined the pair into one body."
(Theres another version of the story that is a lot less wholesome just btw if you want to research more)
Just a reminder when people try and tell you that trans people haven't existed before the 20th century, tell about Hermaphroditus and how they are so much older than that claim
Let's give it up for Hermaphroditus, the original intersex icon
Why isn't he talked about more he should be talked about more
Okay, so, is Hermaphroditus the god of intersex ppl, Femboys (/tomboys), or both