200-300 + - AD, Greek Priapus God Fertility Statuette
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200-300 + - AD, Greek Priapus God Fertility Statuette
EUROPEAN FINDS ANCIENT GREEK BRONZE FERTILITY STATUETTE PHALIC
Priapus was a minor Greek fertility god best known for his large and permanently erect phallus. He was the son of Aphrodite, but there is some question as to whether his father was Pan, Zeus, Hermes, or one of Aphrodite's other numerous lovers. Priapus was a protector of gardens and orchards and is typically portrayed as a homely old man with a raging erection.
Priapus gives us the word priapism, which is a medical condition in which a man cannot get rid of his erection, despite a lack of stimulation, within four hours.
Statues of Priapus were often adorned with warnings, threatening trespassers, male and female alike, with acts of sexual violence as punishment.
Priapus was a protector of gardens and orchards and is typically portrayed as a homely old man with a raging erection.
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