Androgynon

Androgynon or androgynos (plural androgynoi) is a Hellenist religiogender for individuals who are nonbinary, intersex, androgynous, or bigender, among others. Not to be confused with the Jewish religiogender by the same name, androgynos.

Etymology
From "anḗr" (man) and "gunḗ" (woman).

Pronounciation
Androgynon is pronounced "an-dró-gy-non." Androgynos is pronounced "an-dró-gy-nos."

Ancient Hellenic (Greek) Definitions

 * The race of mythic beings made up of male and female, who split to become the two binary sexes
 * A male who acts as a bottom in relationships with men (an androgynos)
 * A very effeminate man or AMAB person (an androgynos)
 * An intersex person, especially those labelled as hermaphrodites (note: hermaphrodite is an intersexist slur only to be used by intersex people who reclaim it)
 * Eunoukhoi

Modern Definitions

 * The above definitions
 * A nonbinary individual
 * Bigender or other multigender people who are male and female
 * Genderfluid individuals

The Myth of the Androgynoi
The androgynoi were a mythical race from Plato's symposium predating humans. They were spherical being with bodies composed of two human bodies, one female and one male. Alongside the androgynoi were other similar beings who were two female or two male bodies.

Later, they were split into halves, and this myth serves as an explanation for human desire.

"Hermaphrodites," Deities and Epithets
In other myths, creatures who were like the androgynoi or who were androgynoi of other varieties appeared. The most well known is the deity Hermaphroditos, the intersex child of Hermes and Aphrodite whose name is the root of the now-slur hermaphrodite.

The deity Dionysos was also described as an "androgynos," specifically in reference to his acting as a submissive in sexual relations with men. Sometimes, this is interpreted as the god also being intersex, transgender, or nonbinary. Dionysos was also famously raised as a woman, which may be another reason for him being dubbed androgynos.

Some other beings described as androgynoi are:


 * Adonis, an "androgynon" for his submissive role in relationships with men
 * The Makhlyes, "androgynos" for their intersex traits
 * Eros, son of Aphrodite, is sometimes portrayed as an "androgynon" and/or intersex