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# First-century AD symplegma of Hermaphroditus and a satyr from ancient Oplontis
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/ia-tebia-ne-liubliu-eto-glavnyi-moi-plius/
- Published: 2022-10-26T09:31:22.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T19:07:10.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Archaeology, Art, Mores

I Do Not Love You, and That Is My Chief Virtue!

A sculptural group of entwined bodies is called a symplegma. The symplegma of the 1st century AD, found in ancient Oplontis, depicts Hermaphroditus and a Satyr. Hermaphroditus, the son of Hermes and Aphrodite, is undergoing an extraordinary metamorphosis, while the satyr, who had not expected such a turn of events, is trying to flee in fear