Picture No | 10050850 |
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Description | WORSHIPPING PRIAPUS |
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A GOD OF FERTILITY Roman women gather round the figure of Priapus, anointing his phallus with oil before proceeding to other rites intended to promote fertility
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Source | engraving by J van Schley in 'Superstitions de tous les Peuples du Monde ' (1743) volume 4 page 22 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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