Salmacis was the name of a fountain or spring located in modern-day Bodrum, Turkey. According to some classical authors, the water had the reputation of making men effeminate and soft. …

Salmacis or Salmakis was the name of a fountain or spring located in modern-day Bodrum, Turkey. According to some classical authors, the water had the reputation of making men …

Apr 4, 2025 · Salmacis is a genus of sea urchins in the family Temnopleuridae. Members of Salmacis are found primarily in tropical and subtropical marine waters across the Indo-Pacific …

SALMAKIS (Salmacis) was the Naiad-nymph of a spring of the town of Halikarnassos (Halicarnassus) in Karia (Caria) (south-western Anatolia). She fell in love with the handsome …

Nov 11, 2020 · At the age of 15, he set out on his travels, seeking out remote rivers. On one of his excursions he became entranced by a body of water so crystal clear that he could see right to …

In Greek mythology, Salmacis was a naiad nymph of a spring at Caria in Asia Minor. She didn't follow the other nymphs of the goddess Diana and united bodies with Hermaphroditus …

In Greek mythology, Salmacis was an atypical naiad who rejected the ways of the virginal Greek goddess Artemis in favour of vanity and idleness. Her attempted rape of Hermaphroditus …

The story of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus is a chapter in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The nymph Salmacis fell in love with Hermaphroditus, Hermes and Aphrodite's son. Hermaphroditus …

According to Greek mythology, the spring waters of Salmacis (or Salmakis) feminized the god Hermaphroditus (or Hermaphroditos) and transformed his nature from male to half-male and …

I. SALMACIS AND HERMAPHRODITUS Salmacis Shortly before her own metamorphosis at the hands of Bacchus, Alcitho6 recounts the tale of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, which she …