Salmacis - Wikipedia Salmacis was the name of a fountain or spring located in modern-day Bodrum, Turkey According to some classical authors, the water had the reputation of making men effeminate and soft This legend lies at the heart of Ovid's tale of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus
SALMACIS (Salmacis) - Carian Naiad Nymph of Greek Mythology In Greek mythology Salmacis was the Naiad-nymph of a spring of the town of Halicarnassus in Caria (south-western Anatolia) She fell in love with the handsome youth Hermaphroditus and prayed to the gods be united with him forever
Greek Nymph Salmacis Bio – Paleothea Every stroke that paints Salmacis and every chip of stone chiseled away parallels a context of human fascination with what it means to be fused—not just at the hip but in existential queries interrogating bodily and ethereal beings
Hermaphroditus and Salmacis - History Today Only a nymph lived there, Salmacis Unlike her sisters, she knew nothing of the arts of hunting, nor did she run, or master the arts of javelin or bow Instead, she would spend her days bathing in her pool, combing out her hair with a boxwood comb
Salmacis - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In Greek mythology, Salmacis was a naiad nymph of a spring at Caria in Asia Minor She didn't follow the other nymphs of the goddess Diana and united bodies with Hermaphroditus becoming a single being, both male and female
salmacis hermaphroditus — Star Myths of the World Learn, then, from what cause Salmacis became notorious, and why, with its enfeebling waters, it unnerves the limbs bathed in it The cause lies hid, but the power of the spring is very well known
Salmacis - Greek-Goddesses Wiki Salmacis was a Naiad Nymph of a Spring in Caria, Anatolia, she fused with her unrequited love- the god, Hermaphroditus, upon her wish to be united with him forever, creating the first ever Hermaphrodite according to Greek Mythology
Salmacis - Ancient Greek (LSJ) Salmacis or Salmakis was the name of a fountain or spring located in modern-day Bodrum, Turkey According to some classical authors, the water had the reputation of making men effeminate and soft Ovid famously recounts the myth in his story about Hermaphroditus and the nymph of the spring Salmacis
Salmacis Salmacis fountain is located near the ancient Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, and it is now a tourist attraction located in present-day Bodrum, Turkey The waters of Salmacis fountain were said to have relaxing properties
Salmacis - Hellenica World In Greek mythology, Salmacis was a Phrygian nymph (a Limnades) who loved Hermaphroditus Hermaphroditus was raised by Phrygian nymphs One of the local nymphs, Salmacis, who lived in a lake, fell in love with him; Hermaphroditus rejected her