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    Did Plato refer to something like an androgynous type of person in his writings? If so, which word did he refer to it as?

    Question #81100. Asked by tragic_flawed. (May 28 07 2:23 AM)


    kevinatilusa

    		You may be talking about Plato's Hermaphrodite (taking its name from Hermes+Aphrodite), which had characteristics of both male and female. The section of his "Symposium" where he describes it can be found at http://www.geocities.com/bjlandry_00/Otherwriters/platosymposium.html

    May 28 07, 3:24 AM

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