Iphisian

Iphisian is a religiogender for Hellenic Polytheists who are AFAB and transgender, CAFAB intersex, transmasculine, transgender lesbians, and especially transmasculine lesbians. The gender is also oriented towards, but not exclusive to, worship of Aphrodite, Hera, and/or Isis (Kemetic).

Etymology
"Iphisian" is derived from the name of Iphis, a transgender figure in Hellenic mythology.

Definitions

 * Iphisian is a gender for Hellenic Polytheists who are AFAB (or natally female) and transgender, CAFAB intersex, transmasculine, transgender lesbians, and especially transmasculine lesbians. The gender is also oriented towards, but not exclusive to, worship of Aphrodite, Hera, and/or Isis (Kemetic). It is named after the figure in Greek Mythology, Iphis, who was a ‘woman’ raised as, and later turned into, a man. It is strongly associated with the theoi and the divinity of the transgender experience. - koraki-pharmakis, 2021

There is also an outdated definition dropped by the coiner:


 * Iphisian is a gender for Hellenic Polytheists who are AFAB and transgender. The gender is also oriented towards, but not exclusive to, worship of Aphrodite, Hera, and Isis (Egyptian). It is named after the figure in Greek Mythology, Iphis, who was a 'woman’ raised as, and later turned into, a man. - koraki-pharmakis, 2021

Coining
The term was originally coined by FANDOM user Localcorvid (AKA koraki-pharmakis) on July 10, 2021 through the LGBTA Wiki. Fae recoined it on faer Tumblr, koraki-pharmakis, on October 25, 2021, as a response to discovering the wiki listed the term's official flag as a design by a cisgender non-Hellenist.

Originally, the term was defined as "a gender for Hellenic Polytheists who are AFAB and transgender. The gender is also oriented towards, but not exclusive to, worship of Aphrodite, Hera, and Isis (Egyptian)." However, it was modified to the above definition in the recoining.

Hellenismos and the Myth of Iphis
Hellenic Polytheism is the ancient religion of the Greeks. Hellenic Polytheists believe in and worship the Greek Gods.

In Hellenic mythology, Iphis was a woman raised as a male. When he fell in love with a woman, he prayed to become a man, usually to Isis, so that he could be with his love. His wish was granted, and he became a man. Isis was sometimes merged with Hera and/or Aphrodite, hence their relevance to the gender.

Flags
The first flag was created by Reddit user u/hiitsyaz, though this was unsourced on the LGBTA wiki and the original post cannot be found. However, the original coiner, koraki-pharmakis, rejected this flag due to it being created by a cisgender non polytheist, disrespecting the terms religious and transgender significance.

Fae responded by ordering the removal of the term from the LGBTA wiki, recoining it on faer Tumblr, and creating faer own flag, which officially represents the term, containing a symbol fae referred to as the "divine transgender" symbol.

The flag meaning, according to faer post, is as follows:

Blue-violet: Aphrodite, sapphic love, gentle masculinity/ Blue: Hera, masculinity, grief and recovery / Light gold: The ouranic divine, Aphrodite/Hera’s gift to Iphis / Thin pink stripe: The love and resilience at the center of the myth, and the love and beauty of trans people / Gold: The touch of the divine, concrete divine influence