S?raph?ta is a French novel by Honor? de Balzac with themes of androgyny. It was published in the Revue de Paris in 1834. In contrast with the realism of most of the author's best known works, the story delves into the fantastic and the supernatural to illustrate philosophical themes. In a castle in Norway near the fjord Stromfjord, S?raphit?s, a strange and melancholic being, conceals a terrible secret. S?raphit?s loves Minna, and she returns this love, believing S?raphit?s to be a man. But S?raphit?s is also loved by Wilfrid, who considers S?raphit?s to be a woman (S?raph?ta). In reality, S?raphit?s- S?raph?ta is a perfect androgyne, born to parents who by the doctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg have transcended their humanity, and S?raphit?s-S?raph?ta is the perfect example of humanity.