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Epigram CII. — On Hermaphroditus and his Nature
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
Living
By Mercury begotten, conceived by Cythera, Hermaphroditus, compound alike in name and frame, combining either sex, complete in neither, neutral in love, unable to enjoy either passion.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram CII. — On Hermaphroditus and his Nature.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/299/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram CII. — On Hermaphroditus and his Nature.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/299/.
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