phallus

Definition

A penis, especially when erect.

Etymology

From Latin phallus (“membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof”) from Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós).

Example Sentences

• "The phallus had power to subdue the attacks of demons and the Evil Eye[.]"
• "If the priests of Diana of Ephesus castrated themselves and offered their genitals on the altar, it was because the phallus was the symbol of the dying body."
• "The initiated member gave a gift of a coin for the goddess, for which he received in turn a phallus and some salt."

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