From Athens itself hails the earliest extant example of the hermaphrodite figure in ancient Greek art: a securely dated early fourth century clay mould that “preserves a critical portion of hermaphrodite anatomy, and probably would have produced figures of the […] anasyromenos […] type.”[2] Accordingly, hermaphrodites anasyromenoi are, as far as is known, the first type of hermaphrodite represented in Greek sculpture.[3] These figures remained common in the Hellenistic period when the cult of the god-goddess Hermaphroditus, who they perhaps represent, gained national significance.[4] They are so called because of their revealing or “anasyromenos” gesture;[5] these largely small-scale hermaphrodites, unquestionably female in face, form, and costume, lift their drapery at the waist to reveal their small and sometimes erect phallus [Fig 1].

Visually and functionally distinct from the more popular late Hellenistic sleeping hermaphrodite type [Fig 2],[6] these earlier hermaphrodites, I will argue, functioned chiefly as apotropaic fertility figures.

The first excerpts of her interview were released last week, and Lawrence demonstrated the sort of class and self-deprecating humor that we've come to expect from one of Hollywood's most talented actresses.

She defended her right to privacy, spoke honestly about the shame and fear she experienced in the wake of the scandal, and called out the hackers responsible with eloquent indignation.

In short: the erotic eye not only deprives itself from the tactile and genital interaction with the body, precisely by doing so, it lays bare its own inherent blindness.How dearly would the eye want to multiply itself to be able to admire the desired body from all sides, from all distances and at all moments!How dearly would it equal the thousand-eyed Argus, let alone the all-seeing God!One sculpture particularly struck me as interesting in defining beauty in the show, Sleeping Hermaphroditus.It reminded me for how long the androgynous male figure has been around as one of the primary types of male beauty.She was praised for her poise and bravery, and she helped put a human face on a crime in which millions were complicit.A new portion of the interview that went public today, however, contains an offensive gaffe that has many in the LGBT community calling for an apology.