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noun greek

phallus

gen. phalli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
a figure of an obscene shape; carried about at the festival of Bacchus; originally a symbol of the generative power of nature; a phallus
a figure of an obscene shape, carried about at the festival of Bacchus, originally a symbol of the generative power of nature; a phallus, Arn. 5, 176; cf. Aug. Civ. Dei, 7, 21.
Perseus ID: n35916 Key: phallus