Son of Aphrodite and Hermes in Greek mythology

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A sculpture of Hermaphroditus, with the Colosseum in the background. Engraving.

Hermaphroditus sleeping. Steel engraving by J.B.H. Bourgois after P. Bouillon, 1808.

Bas relief of Hermaphroditus. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1787, after G.B. Cipriani.

Hermaphroditus asleep by a woodland lake, admired by a satyr with Cupid above. Engraving by B. Picart, 1693, after N. Poussin.

Hermaphroditus sleeping. Etching by C. Grignion after R. Dalton, 1744.

Hermaphroditus. Etching by Pierre Duflos.

Hermaphroditus in the pool of the spring-nymph Salmacis, who has asked the gods to join them together for all time; the gods acceeded and they became one, male and female. Engraving by A. Romanet after Boul after Paolo de Matteis.

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Hermaphroditus

Images from the collections

Images featuring Hermaphroditus

Works from the collections

Hermaphroditus asleep by a woodland lake, admired by a satyr with Cupid above. Engraving by B. Picart, 1693, after N. Poussin.

Hermaphroditus in the pool of the spring-nymph Salmacis, who has asked the gods to join them together for all time; the gods acceeded and they became one, male and female. Engraving by A. Romanet after Boul after Paolo de Matteis.

A sculpture of Hermaphroditus, with the Colosseum in the background. Engraving.

Hermaphroditus sleeping. Etching by C. Grignion after R. Dalton, 1744.

Bas relief of Hermaphroditus. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1787, after G.B. Cipriani.

Hermaphroditus

Images from the collections

Images featuring Hermaphroditus

Works from the collections

Hermaphroditus asleep by a woodland lake, admired by a satyr with Cupid above. Engraving by B. Picart, 1693, after N. Poussin.

Hermaphroditus in the pool of the spring-nymph Salmacis, who has asked the gods to join them together for all time; the gods acceeded and they became one, male and female. Engraving by A. Romanet after Boul after Paolo de Matteis.

A sculpture of Hermaphroditus, with the Colosseum in the background. Engraving.

Hermaphroditus sleeping. Etching by C. Grignion after R. Dalton, 1744.

Bas relief of Hermaphroditus. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1787, after G.B. Cipriani.

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