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Public celebrations featuring a phallus
Phallic processions are public celebrations featuring a phallus, a representation of an erect penis. Called phallika in ancient Greece, these processions
Phallic_processions
Genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous
phallic processions and fertility festivals or gatherings. Around 335 BCE, Aristotle, in his work Poetics, stated that comedy originated in phallic processions
Comedy
Cult in Ancient Greece
Dionysus, as well as the phallic processions. These processions often featured villagers parading through the streets with large phallic representations. The
Cult_of_Dionysus
Characteristic feature of the ritual life of many traditional religions
comedy and satire originated; in Ancient Greece, ritual clowning, phallic processions and ritual aischrologia found their literary form in the plays of
Ritual_clown
Prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle
blessing the fields and promoting fertility. During the same period, phallic processions and other sexual rites were common. Christianity, which had a different
Perseids
Organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner
Dionysus and the Phallic processions, and later formed an essential part of the celebration of the great religious festivals (e.g. the processions of the Thesmophoria
Procession
popular varieties include bull, buffalo, goat, dog, and deer. Milt Phallic processions Testicles as food Uni Urdaneta, Diego (April 9, 2018). "Comí pene
Penis_as_food
Architectural or sculptural structures representing the human penis
Phallic architecture consciously or unconsciously creates a symbolic representation of the human penis. Buildings intentionally or unintentionally resembling
Phallic_architecture
Annual festival in Kawasaki, Japan
Festival), whose main features include a 2.5 meter-long wooden phallus Phallic processions Tyrnavos, a city in Greece that holds an annual phallus festival
Kanamara_Matsuri
Participants in Bulgarian tradition
Kalogeros (folk custom) Kourbania Kukeri Nunataks Kurentovanje Mari Lwyd Phallic processions Slavic Carnival Surva Festival Survakane Turoń Zvončari Strahilov
Kukeri
Religious ritual intended to stimulate reproduction
fertility deities Obando Fertility Rites Beltane Maypole Mother goddess Phallic processions Sacred prostitution Sparagmos Ananti, Emmanuel (January 1986). AnthonyBonanno
Fertility_rite
Genre of drama based on human suffering
the leaders of the dithyramb, and comedy from the leaders of the phallic processions which even now continue as a custom in many of our cities), [tragedy]
Tragedy
Work of dramatic theory by Aristotle
the leaders of the dithyramb, and comedy from the leaders of the phallic processions which even now continue as a custom in many of our cities)... The
Poetics_(Aristotle)
Literary and music genre
the leaders of the dithyramb, and comedy from the leaders of the phallic processions which even now continue as a custom in many of our cities), [tragedy]
Dithyramb
Genre of ancient Greek literature
and Lenaia (local Athens audience only) festivals Cult of Dionysus Phallic processions Theatre of Dionysus Prolegomena de comoedia Aristotle, Poetics, line
Ancient_Greek_comedy
Shinto shrine
harvest festival harvest festival Ōagata Shrine Kanamara Matsuri Phallic processions "【動画】長さ約2.7m「大男茎形」が躍動 愛知県小牧市の田縣神社で豊年祭:中日新聞Web". 中日新聞Web (in Japanese)
Tagata_Shrine
Annual Japanese festival
like a vulva, which complement the phallic-shaped mikoshi used in the festival. Kanamara Matsuri Phallic processions "Honen Festival (Tagata Jinja Shrine)"
Hōnensai
Ancient Roman inscription
noteworthy for its description of the Via Egnatia and information on Phallic processions, the main controversy concerns the interpretation of the word CHOIROS
Pig_stele_of_Edessa
Poem by Horace
spring's "equivocal nature". The ithyphallic takes its name from phallic processions in honour of Dionysus; as such, it may have been chosen here to correspond
Odes_1.4
Phallic symbol in ancient Rome
theological works of Marcus Terentius Varro, notes that a phallic image was carried in procession annually at the festival of Father Liber, the Roman god
Fascinus
Ancient Greek god
(Ancient Greek: Ορθάν(ν)ης, romanized: Orthán(n)ēs) is a minor fertility and phallic god worshipped in Athens and the island of Imbros in the Aegean Sea. Little
Orthanes
Pre-Lenten Thracian Greek mumming and agricultural folk play
expanded the theory. He compared: the wooden phallus with ancient phallic processions; Babo's swaddled child with the child or sacred winnowing basket
Kalogeros_(folk_custom)
Costumed character
costumed character that features in some traditional seasonal customs, processions and similar observances around the world. In England, they are particularly
Hobby_horse
Greek treatise by Lucian of Samosata
historical accuracy. De Dea Syria describes the worship as being of a phallic character, with votaries offering little male figures of wood and bronze
On_the_Syrian_Goddess
Commander-in-chief of the army of the Hindu god Vishnu
ISBN 978-0-691-01930-7. Devdutt Pattanaik (2006). Shiva to Shankara: Decoding the Phallic Symbol. Indus Source. p. 29. ISBN 978-81-88569-04-5. Ramakrishnananda,
Vishvaksena
Ideas concerning death and the afterlife in Norse pagan belief systems
Sirdal. Wedding processions going from farms nearby to a closest church were crossing mountains and passing the menhir rows and the phallic stones. There
Death_in_Norse_paganism
Amulet worn by Ancient Roman infants
of a neckchain and round pouch containing protective amulets (usually phallic symbols) worn by Roman boys before the age of manhood. Bullae were made
Bulla_(amulet)
Hindu temple in Rajasthan, India
The temple complex comprises a sanctum (garbhagriha) housing the lingam (phallic symbol) of Lord Shiva, surrounded by a pillared hall (mandapa) and an open
Kamleshwar_Mahadev_Temple
Christian festival before Lent
mourning costume, many of them cross-dressing men who carry bouquets of phallic vegetables. In the funeral house, the body of the King is surrounded by
Carnival
Ancient Egyptian ceremony
included processions, offerings, and such acts of religious devotion as the ceremonial raising of a djed, the base or sacrum of a bovine spine, a phallic symbol
Sed_Festival
Tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals
universe was a world tree, known as Yggdrasil. Some observers have proposed phallic symbolism, an idea which was expressed by Thomas Hobbes, who wrongly believed
Maypole
Memorial temple of Ramesses II in Egypt
the walls. In the upper registers, are shown a feast in honour of the phallic god Min, god of fertility. On the opposite side of the court the few Osiride
Ramesseum
Type of hat used in Poro ceremonies
hornbill was one of the first living creatures.[citation needed] The long phallic beak touching its swollen belly suggesting pregnancy, represents the dual
Senufo_bird
the symbolic representation of yonis, thus drawing links to the cult of phallic worship in Hinduism. Mackay, in his summary reports, rejected Marshall's
Religion of the Indus Valley Civilisation
Religion_of_the_Indus_Valley_Civilisation
Attitudes and behaviors towards sex in ancient Rome
of the Roman people through her half-mortal son Aeneas. The fascinum, a phallic charm, was ubiquitous in Roman culture, appearing on everything from jewelry
Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome
Animal sacrifice to Mars
ominously. A phallic-like potency may be attributed to the October Horse's tail without requiring cauda to mean "penis," since the ubiquity of phallic symbols
October_Horse
Traditional festival of Laos and Thailand
festivities typically include music and dance performances, competitive processions of floats, dancers, and musicians on the second day, and the competitive
Rocket_Festival
Major deity in Hinduism
alternatively call Dionysus "god of the Orient". Similarly, the use of phallic symbol as an icon for Shiva is also found for Irish, Nordic, Greek (Dionysus)
Shiva
a "corrected" form: the upper part is rounded so that the whole has a phallic shape, and two points suggesting eyes or breasts are drawn. Many later
Funerary_urn_from_Biała
Greek god of blacksmiths
painted scenes, the padded dancers and phallic figures of the Dionysan throng leading the mule show that the procession was a part of the dithyrambic celebrations
Hephaestus
Magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences
expectant mothers and children from malevolent forces, and were adorned with processions of apotropaic solar deities. The cowroid amulet (imitating the cowrie
Apotropaic_magic
Mythological man associated with Dionysus
of phalli in the procession rituals in the cult of Dionysus. Karl Kerenyi suggested the myth was aition for the employment of phallic mortuary monuments
Prosymnus
Quartet of erotic novels by Anne Rice
the dominant male characters, she could exploit the erotic potential of phallic power while at the same time going beyond its boundary and "turning it
The_Sleeping_Beauty_Quartet
Norse deity
Freyr was associated with peace and pleasure, and was represented with a phallic statue in the Temple at Uppsala. According to Snorri Sturluson, Freyr was
Freyr
Largest Hindu temple in Khajuraho temple complex, India
small chamber dedicated to Shiva, a chamber where the Shiva linga, the phallic emblem of Shiva is deified. The sanctum sanctorum is surrounded by interlinked
Kandariya_Mahadeva_Temple
in Toltsekh" contains a direct indication that the Slavs worshiped such phallic idols. According to some researchers, such idols were dedicated to Rod
Slavic_paganism
Earliest period of ancient Greek comedic drama
traced by Aristotle to the komos or celebratory festival processions of ancient Greece, and the phallic songs that accompanied them. Although the earliest Athenian
Old_Comedy
Breton abbot and saint (c. 460–532)
engendrer, "to beget") and was thus a patron of fertility as one of the phallic saints. He is also the patron of Saint-Guénolé in Penmarch, Finistère.
Winwaloe
Roman God
Libera, who was Liber's female equivalent. In ancient Lavinium, he was a phallic deity. Latin liber means "free", or "free one"; when coupled with "pater"
Liber
Wooden head from Melbury Osmond folklore
culture, being removed from the museum for use in local Morris dancing processions held by the Wessex Morris Men on both St. George's Day and May Day. The
Dorset_Ooser
Caricature by Charles Philipon
pear and the cheese." Cuno argues that this joke hinges on the pear's phallic connotations, suggesting that it evokes the specter of homosexuality. The
Pear_(caricature)
Comune in Molise, Italy
back of the temple, in the containment wall of the ground (north side), a phallic symbol is carved on a block for protection against misfortune. At the sides
Pietrabbondante
Being divinely blessed in ancient Roman culture
belonging to the Roman people as a whole, as represented by the triumphal procession at which the honored general submitted public offerings at the Temple
Felicitas
Group of performers who comment on a drama
former from the leaders of dithyramb, the other from the leaders of the phallic songs which remain even now a custom in many cities), it was gradually
Greek_chorus
Ancient Greek god of winemaking and wine
There is a procession called the phallophoria, in which villagers would parade through the streets carrying phallic images or pulling phallic representations
Dionysus
Bronze Age civilisation in South Asia
"terribly robust". Some of the baetyls interpreted by Marshall to be sacred phallic representations are now thought to have been used as pestles or game counters
Indus_Valley_Civilisation
Hooded deities in Romano-Celtic religion
the hoods were meant to represent phalluses, likening them to the curved phallic stones found on Roman sites, a view Ronald Hutton treats as no more than
Hooded_Spirits
of the possible interpretations of these Gotland stones, due to their phallic or "keyhole" shape, is also the cult of fertility. The presence of horses
The_horse_in_Nordic_mythology
Ancient Greek mythological figure
Orphic hymns to be the young god's tutor. This puts him in a company of phallic or half-animal tutors of the gods, a group that includes Priapus, Hermaphroditus
Silenus
appears with a concave ashtray—symbol of the female sex—and a cigarette—phallic symbol—in a somewhat kitsch environment, with pure colors. Mel Ramos produced
History_of_the_nude_in_art
Historic Japanese drama-dance performance
(Wu woman or Chinese maiden), and expresses his desire by holding up his phallic prop called marakata (陽物(マラカタ)), and beating it with his hand fan. The
Gigaku
Pharaoh of Egypt from 1279 to 1213 BC
repeated on the walls. In the upper registers, feast and honour of the phallic deity Min, god of fertility. On the opposite side of the court, the few
Ramesses_II
Tower on Darwen Hill in Lancashire, England
described by Pevsner as "a stumpy, awkward piece", and by another author as "a phallic object … for all the world like something on the launching pad at Cape
Jubilee_Tower
Japanese comma-like swirl symbol
military function, a ritual or fetish value, perhaps related to their phallic shape. The pattern was also interpreted as water swirling, and because
Tomoe
Vengeful ghost in Latin American folklore
objects of worship and offering. This abundance of goddesses connected with phallic cults and sexual life was the origin not only of La Llorona, but also of
La_Llorona
1801 painting by Francisco de Goya
depicted via his unusual reclining posture, the surrounding horses, and the phallic baton situated between his legs. The painting metaphorically places Godoy
Portrait_of_Manuel_Godoy
Oba of Benin (Early sixteenth century–c. 1550)
projections called oro rise from their headgear. Curnow describes these as phallic in shape and notes that the Oba's example is represented as covered in
Esigie
Care of the dead in ancient Rome
which Romans derived their social norms. Elite funeral rites, especially processions and public eulogies, gave the family an opportunity to publicly celebrate
Roman_funerary_practices
Country in the Horn of Africa
Between Djibouti City and Loyada are a number of anthropomorphic and phallic stelae. The structures are associated with graves of rectangular shape
Djibouti
Region of Indonesia
Lidicker, W. Z. Jr. (1968). "A Phylogeny of New Guinea Rodent Genera Based on Phallic Morphology". Journal of Mammalogy. 49 (4): 609–643. doi:10.2307/1378724
Western_New_Guinea
tasks his sons with retrieving her. Orthanes A fertility deity. He was a phallic god, and his cult existed in Attica and on Imbros, where there was a festival
List_of_Greek_deities
Social attitudes to nakedness
Pompeii) At the same time, the phallus was depicted ubiquitously. The phallic amulet known as the fascinum (from which the English word "fascinate" ultimately
History_of_nudity
most likely represents a feminine aspect complementary to that of the phallic and solar Cénéré de Saulges. The proximity of the feasts of Saint Marguerite
Margot_the_fairy
Bronze tables containing inscriptions in Italic languages
chapel (or statue?) of Pomonus Poplicus, (and) add a fragment (or 'the phallic portion'?) of the same strucla cake. Then cut three part (and put them
Iguvine_Tablets
Hindu temple in Sri Lanka
multi-towered Cholian temple to Venus on their Cholian rock promontory, phallic-shaped and located at the end of the island's Ganges river by the ocean
Koneswaram_Temple
Ancient Khmer type of candle holder
Uma Parvati's yoni, while the candle symbolizes Preah Eiso's linga, a phallic symbol. The two are related to the development of the religious practices
Popil
Attachment of symbolic meaning
49 (1920:37). Devdutt Pattanaik (2006). Shiva to Shankara: Decoding the Phallic Symbol. Indus Source. p. 49. ISBN 9788188569045. Chugh, Lalit (23 May 2017)
Human_skull_symbolism
Devotion to serpent deities
rejuvenation. The snake has a fertility aspect because of its possible phallic significance and because it lives in holes in the life-giving earth. "Snake
Snake_worship
Historical city in Sunda Kingdom
(1957), argued that the term Pakuan has something to do with the stone phallic symbol of lingam. This erected stone monument, which in Indic beliefs symbolized
Pakuan_Pajajaran
Archaeological stage in prehistoric Egypt
Adiyaman-Kilisik sculpture. They share the same hieratic construction and phallic emphasis. According to Ian Hodder, the cult of the Egyptian god Min is
Naqada_II
Culture of place in present-day Vietnam
object of Shaivism—the lingam—was considered a "sign" of the deity, a phallic symbol representing the universe and nature, originating from the female
Culture_of_Champa
1947 book by Paul Goodman
the critic found Goodman's literalist and clinical interpretations of phallic and sexual imagery to be unhelpful, tiresome, and largely obtuse. For example
Kafka's_Prayer
Myths and legends of English culture
as a symbol of fertility called a maypole. The maypole may represents a phallic object impregnating the earth at the end of spring to ensure a bountiful
English_folklore
Hindu goddess of enchantment, the only female avatar of Vishnu
Pattanaik, Devdutt (1 January 2006). Shiva to Shankara: decoding the phallic symbol. Indus Source. pp. 125, 129. ISBN 978-81-88569-04-5. Pattanaik (2001)
Mohini
West-African religion
messages and sacrifices from humans to the Sky God. Also known for his phallic powers and exploits, Eshu is said to lurk at gateways, on the highways
Yoruba_religion
Another religious procession that made its entrance in the Puerta is that of Good Friday (called "del Santo Entierro"). These processions had their period
History_of_the_Puerta_del_Sol
Japanese shrine of the Shinto religion
mountain provides water to the rice paddies below and has the shape of the phallic stone rods found in pre-agricultural Jōmon sites. The first known Shinto
Shinto_shrine
Painting series by Francisco de Goya
in The Washerwomen, a woman caresses the animal's horns, a very clear phallic connotation. It should be recalled that the poor reputation of these workers
Francisco Goya's tapestry cartoons
Francisco_Goya's_tapestry_cartoons
Profane words in Latin
There were, however, some occasions in public life, such as in triumphal processions, at weddings, and at certain festivals, where obscenities were traditionally
Latin_obscenity
Archbishop of Treves and Archbishop of Laon
saint of the Mettlach parish, his relics are carried through the town by procession at the annual Pentecost celebration. His feast day is September 29. He
Leudwinus
Political, social, and cultural movement in Northwestern Europe
assimilating all into a uniformity. The Lia Cineil was also intended as a phallic symbol, referencing the ancient megaliths historically associated with
Pan-Celticism
human figures standing on top of each other, as well as animal figures, phallic symbols, and carvings in the shape of a canoe prow. The Asmat participated
Culture_of_Indonesia
Glorification of animal deities
Greece, Italy, and Egypt, the goat was worshipped in both goat form and phallic form. This type of worship has sometimes been said to have originated from
Animal_worship
1552 novel by François Rabelais
demonstrate the ambivalence of signs. The bodies of the Andouilles, which are phallic, hybrid, and animal, are no less monstrous than those of their enemy. Their
Le_Quart_Livre
by the people at night (Chibcha: zasca). The columns were built in as phallic symbols. Goranchacha's assistant, the Indian with a tail like a jaguar
Goranchacha
valley seals show swastikas, which are found in other religions worldwide. Phallic symbols interpreted as the much later Hindu linga have been found in the
History_of_Hinduism
Architecture built by the Khmer during the Angkor period
Krishna and Arjuna helping Agni to burn down Khandava forest. The linga is a phallic post or cylinder symbolic of the god Shiva and of creative power. As a
Khmer_architecture
'elegant dances') are traditional folk dances often consisting of large processions of participants typically wearing colorful costumes and accompanied by
List of Important Intangible Folk Cultural Properties
List_of_Important_Intangible_Folk_Cultural_Properties
the lame and the cripple. Linğa (Linggá = from Sanskrit "lingam", the phallic symbol of the Hindu god "Shiva the Destroyer") – The anito who was invoked
List of Philippine mythological figures
List_of_Philippine_mythological_figures
Religions that originated on the Indian subcontinent
"terribly robust". Some of the baetyls interpreted by Marshall to be sacred phallic representations are now thought to have been used as pestles or game counters
Indian_religions
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