to literal intersex people with reference to the god, as a Hermaphrodite. This creates a problem for researchers, as it is sometimes difficult to discern when an ancient source speaks of intersex people themselves or the god representing them.

Symbolism

Hermaphroditus had long been a symbol of androgyny or intersexuality, and was portrayed in Greco-Roman art as a female figure with male genitals, resembling an intersex man with gynecomastia.

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