title: Hermaphroditism in Greek and Roman antiquity.
abstract: Since antiquity hermaphrodites have fascinated the mind and excited the imagination. In this paper, such subjects are discussed as legends about the nativity of Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite, the social status of these bisexual beings, and their fate in Greek-Roman antiquity.
authors.affiliation: Institute of History of Medicine, University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France. lyon48@otenet.gr
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Androutsos
mesh_terms: D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000266:history*; D018645:Greek World / Q000266:history*; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D018644:Roman World / Q000266:history*; D012922:Social Change / Q000266:history; D012931:Social Environment