Salmacis

The naiad of the fountain with the same name at Caria (Asia Minor). It rendered effeminate all those who bathed in its waters. It was at this fountain that Hermaphroditus' gender changed.

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References

Sources

  • Aken, Dr. A.R.A. van. (1961). Elseviers Mythologische Encyclopedie. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
  • Cobham Brewer, E. (2001). The Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Cassell reference.
  • Ovid. Metamorphoses iv, 285; xvi, 319.