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在希腊神话中，神使赫尔墨斯（Hermes）和爱与美神阿芙洛狄忒（Aphrodite）结合，生了一个孩子，叫做赫马佛洛狄忒斯（hermaphrodite），这个名字其实就是两人名字的合并。据说这个孩子是个阴阳人，所以后来他的名字就成了阴阳人的代名词。还有一种说法，赫马佛洛狄忒斯原本是个俊美的男子，有一次经过一个湖泊时，水中的一个宁芙仙女萨耳玛西斯疯狂地爱上了他。为了逃避萨耳玛西斯的追求，赫马佛洛狄忒斯跳进了一条河中。但是藏在树后的宁芙仙女也跟他跳了下去，并将其抱住，开始亲吻他。萨耳玛西斯向诸神祈求要永远与赫马佛洛狄忒斯结合在一起。诸神遂其心愿。于是赫马佛洛狄忒斯变成了雌雄同体。
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小知识
A hermaphrodite is a person (or plant or animal) that has both male and female sexual organs. Hermaphrodites are rare.
This is an unusual word for an unusual condition: being a boy and a girl at the same time. This happens to a small number of people who have the reproductive organs of both men and women. In appearance, a hermaphrodite might look more girlish or boyish, but they're kind of both. This word also applies to animals and plants, which can have both male and female equipment, too.