Salmacis- Greek SpiritSpirit · Nymph
Also known as: Σαλμακίς and Salmakis
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Description
Naiad nymph of a pool near Halicarnassus in Caria. Salmacis became infatuated with the beautiful youth Hermaphroditus and prayed to the gods never to be separated from him. The gods granted her wish by merging their bodies into a single being of both sexes.
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