Talk:Borghese Hermaphroditus
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[edit] Some points
- A particular sculpture is an example of a type, not a type.
- Bolded title phrases are not also linked.
- "is thought to be..." never makes a wrong statement right or a deluded personal statement mainstream and encyclopedic: omit it always.
- "Nominally, it represents..." suggests that actually it represents something else.
- "a generic hermaphrodite being" rather than the mythic figure of Hermaphroditus himself is a solecism, like saying that a sculpture of Hercules might also be just a guy with a club..
- Yes, it's a hermaphrodite who may (or not) be the Hermaphroditus, rather than Hermaphroditus who may be a hermaphrodite, if u see what I mean. I'm just looking for a phraseology on this - I think art historians mainly argue it was a hermaphrodite form rather than a direct depiction of Hermaphroditus himself, though I'd welcome some expert citation on that point. Neddyseagoon - talk 20:08, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
- bulleted lists in articles need to be edited into connected text.
--Wetman 06:38, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Yes, those are all faults leftover from its stub out from Hermaphroditus. I've edited in line with those points, and if you could input too, that'ld be great.Neddyseagoon - talk 19:58, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] More visual detail?
The accompanying photos of the statue, though of high quality, don't really supply solid evidence that this is a statue of a hermaphrodite at all. Far be it from me to say that we need more photos of cock, but hey, if the shoe fits. 136.142.21.218 04:17, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
