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The word "hermaphrodite" comes from the Greek deity Hermaphroditus. This child of Hermes and Aphrodite was born a hermaphrodite, according to Diodorus Siculus [[Older Than Feudalism|(1st century BCE).]] According to Ovid, he was a very handsome young man with whom the nymph Salmacis fell madly in love. He rejected her advances, but Salmacis clung to him and prayed fervently to never be parted from him. The [[Jerkass Gods|gods]] [[Literal Genie|granted her prayer]] by [[Fusion Dance|merging the two of them]] into a [[Biological Mashup|single being]], half male and half female. [[Be Careful What You Wish For]].
Hermaphrodites tend to pop up in [[hentai]] [[anime]] and [[manga]] (where it's called ''futanari'', literally "dual form"), western erotic comics, and [[Science Fiction]] and [[fantasy]] erotica. Sometimes entire alien species or fantasy races are hermaphroditic [[One-Gender Race|One Gender Races]], thanks to [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]. Hermaphroditism is also a popular way to explain [[Mister Seahorse]] situations. Naturally, "shemales" and ''futanari'' are also [[Rule 34|a popular genre of porn]] for obvious reasons, one that is
See also [[Fetish Fuel]], [[Gender Bender]], [[Wrong Genetic Sex]], and [[No Biological Sex]]. If said character is highly sought after, see [[Everybody Wants the Hermaphrodite]].
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