Note: Throughout his work, Phlegon uses the term ἀνδρόγυνος as an umbrella term for people of extraordinary sex, making no differentiation between intersex and transgender people.
Eodemque tempore
Epidauri alius fuit androgynus, natus inopibus parentibus, cui nomen prius erat
Sympherusa: in virum autem mutatus, Sympheron coepit vocari, vitamque colendis
hortis trivit.
Και άλλος δέ τις
ανδρόγυνος κατά τους αυτους χρόνους εγένετο έν Επιδαύρω γονέων απόρων παίς ος
εκαλείτο πρότερον Συμφέρουσα. ανηρ δε γενόμενος, ωνομάζετο Συμφέρων. κηπουρών
δε τον βίον διηγεν.
--Phlegon of
Tralles, De Mirabilibus VIII, Translated into Latin by Wilhelm Xylander
At the same time in Epidaurus, there was another [adrogynos],
born of poor parents, whose name was Sympherousa. Turning into a man, he began
to be called Sympheron, and spent the rest of his life gardening.
Phlegon of
Tralles |
MAP: |
Name: Phlegon Date:
2nd century CE Works:
On Marvels |
REGION 5 |
BIO: |
Timeline: |
According to
the Suda [φ527], Phlegon of Tralles was a freedman of the Roman
Emperor Hadrian. He wrote numerous works in Greek that are now lost,
including the Olympiads and Roman festivals. His work, On Marvels,
is a collection of extraordinary occurrences throughout history. |
Roman Greek Literature |
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