person
Hermaphroditus
Son of Mercury and Venus; fused with the nymph Salmacis into a single two-sexed being, he curses her spring to unman those who bathe in it.
Reading notes
- Metamorphoses §4.78 Hermaphroditus
Son of Mercury and Venus; fused with Salmacis into one two-sexed being, he curses the spring to unman bathers.