herm

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Etymology 1

From Hermes.

Noun

herm (plural herms)

  1. A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.
Synonyms
  • (rectangular pillar): herma
Translations

Etymology 2

From hermaphrodite, from Hermaphroditus, originally a male Aphrodite (Aphroditus) and represented as a hermaphrodite.

Adjective

herm (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of hermaphrodite.

Noun

herm (plural herms)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) A hermaphrodite.
Related terms

References

  1. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities; p. 602
  2. ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology; p. 408

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