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Bishōnen: Half the male cast really, the most well known being: Narcissus, Hermaphroditus, Hyacinth, Ganymede and Adonis, ...

Romantic Fusion: A nymph named Salmacis lusts after a young boy named Hermaphroditus, but he fights back when she tries to force herself on him, prompting her to wish that they could never part. The gods, who side with Salmacis, respond by merging their bodies into one.

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Ovid's take on Hermaphroditus' origins—originally, Hermaphroditus was a young boy, born to Hermes and Aphrodite (hence his name), but one day, a nymph fell in uncontrollable lust with him. Hermaphroditus wanted nothing to do with her, but she refused to take no for an answer. Eventually, she called out for the gods to let them be together forever. What did the gods do? Well, they decided to answer the request...by merging them together into a single entity. So now, poor Hermaphroditus is forced to share a body with his attempted rapist...forever. Did we mention Hermaphroditus was underage when this was happening?