Iphis

Ligdus and Telethusa were a poor couple who could not afford a dowry if their unborn child was born a girl. Ligdus came to the conclusion that they had to kill their child if it wasn't a boy. Telethusa despaired. When Telethusa gave birth to a girl, she concealed her daughter's sex from her husband and raised her as a boy. Ligdus named his ‘son’ Iphis after his own father and Telethusa was glad to have her named as the gender-neutral name would fit in any case. As Iphis reached the age of adolescence, Ligdus, still unaware of the truth, arranged for his son to marry the beautiful Ianthe.

Taking her suitor for a man, Ianthe fell in love with Iphis. Iphis fell deeply in love with Ianthe, and prayed to Juno for assistance, as they wished to marry, but she knew it would be impossible. One day before the wedding, the deeply concerned Telethusa brought Iphis to the temple of Juno and prayed to the goddess to help her daughter. Juno responded by transforming the girl into a boy. Iphis married Ianthe and the two lived happily ever after.