Hermaphroditus – Mythopedia Hermaphroditus was a deity who was half-male and half-female Originally a male child of Hermes and Aphrodite, Hermaphroditus was loved by the nymph Salmacis, who prayed that she and her beloved would become one—a single being with the traits of both sexes
Charites (Graces) - Mythopedia Greek In Greek literature, the Charites appear first in the epics of Homer (eighth century BCE), where their number is ambiguous; the two individual Charites named by Homer, Pasithea and Charis, do not appear in the better known account given by Hesiod (eighth seventh century BCE), who gives the names of the three Charites as Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia in his Theogony (907–9)
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Homeric Hymns: 4. To Hermes (Full Text) - Mythopedia TO HERMES (1–29) Muse, sing of Hermes, the son of Zeus and Maia, lord of Cyllene and Arcadia rich in flocks, the luck-bringing messenger of the immortals whom Maia bare, the rich-tressed nymph, when she was joined in love with Zeus,—a shy goddess, for she avoided the company of the blessed gods, and lived within a deep, shady cave
Nymphs – Mythopedia In another myth, the nymph Salmacis became smitten with the youth Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite She attacked him while he was bathing in a pool and asked the gods to unite them forever Immediately, Hermaphroditus and Salmacis became a single creature, half-man and half-woman Nymphs could also be jealous lovers
Mercury – Mythopedia Mercury was the wily trickster of the Roman pantheon, patron deity of commerce and travel as well as messengers and thieves Always pushing boundaries, he was as quick to fool the other gods as he was to offer them assistance
Pan – Mythopedia Pan was the infamous god of shepherds and goatherds who hailed from Arcadia He was part-human and part-goat, and his days in the woods and countryside were spent singing, dancing, hunting, chasing nymphs, and playing his reed pipes
Venus – Mythopedia Venus was the Roman goddess of love, sex, maternal affection, and erotic passion Incomparably beautiful, she was the guardian of lovers and prostitutes, and revered as the mother of Aeneas, founder of the Roman people
Metamorphoses: Book 4 (Full Text) - Mythopedia The Story of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus How Salmacis, with weak enfeebling streams Softens the body, and unnerves the limbs, And what the secret cause, shall here be shown; The cause is secret, but th’ effect is known