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In Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus or Hermaphroditos was the son of Aphrodite and Hermes. According to Ovid, he was born a remarkably handsome boy with whom the water nymph Salmacis fell in love and prayed to be united forever. A god, in answer to her prayer, merged their two forms into one and transformed them into an androgynous form. His name is compounded of his parents' names, Hermes and Aphrodite. He was one of the Erotes.
Because he was a son of Hermes, and consequently a great-grandson of Atlas, sometimes he is called Atlantiades . Hermaphroditus' father, Hermes, was also called Atlantiades because his mother, Maia was the daughter of Atlas.
His name is the basis for the word hermaphrodite.
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