salmacis

incontable · nombre propio

A proper noun referring to a nymph from classical mythology who became physically united with Hermaphroditus, forming a single androgynous being.

• 🇪🇸Nombre propio relativo a la ninfa de la mitología clásica que se unió físicamente con Hermafrodito, formando un ser andrógino único.

1. Nymph in Greek mythology C2 formal

   A water nymph from Greek mythology who, according to Ovid's Metamorphoses, fell in love with Hermaphroditus and merged with him to form a single being with both male and female characteristics.

   • The myth of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus explains the origin of androgyny.
   • Salmacis prayed to the gods that she would never be separated from Hermaphroditus.
   • The pool of Salmacis was said to weaken those who drank from it.

   🇪🇸Salmácide