Gallo-Roman examples of the fascinum in bronze. The topmost is an example of the "fist and phallus" amulet with a manus fica.Phallus inscribed on a paving stone at Pompeii
In ancient Roman religion and magic, the fascinus or fascinum was the embodiment of the divine phallus. The word can refer to phallus effigies and amulets, and to the spells used to invoke his divine protection.[1] Pliny called it a medicus invidiae, a "doctor" or remedy for envy (invidia, a "looking upon") or the evil eye.
^The neuter form fascinum is used most often for objects or magic charms, masculine fascinus for the god.
In ancient Roman religion and magic, the fascinus or fascinum was the embodiment of the divine phallus. The word can refer to phallus effigies and amulets...
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When a Roman general celebrated a triumph, the Vestal Virgins suspended a fascinus, or phallic effigy, under the chariot to ward off invidia. Envy is the...
Ottomans. Ancient Romans used representations of phallus, such as the fascinus, to protect against the evil eye, while in modern-day Southern Italy a...
god. He was assigned a minor flamen. Fama, goddess of fame and rumor. Fascinus, phallic god who protected from invidia (envy) and the evil eye. Fauna...
coloured differently. Clitoris - female homolog to the penis Diphallia Fascinus Koteka Stamen Testicle Janet Leonard; Alex Cordoba-Aguilar R (18 June 2010)...
god who leads the bride home Domitius, the god who installs the bride Fascinus, embodiment of the divine phallus Fecunditas, goddess of fertility Feronia...
their guests by using humorous images. Images such as large phalluses (see fascinus), deformities such as hunchbacks, or Pygmies and other non-Roman subjects...
Ottomans. Ancient Romans used representations of phallus, such as the fascinus, to protect against the evil eye, while in modern-day Southern Italy a...
arising mysteriously on the royal hearth; the story was connected to the fascinus that was among the cult objects under the guardianship of the Vestals....
protect the children from illness and misfortune. For example, a phallic fascinus was commonly placed on or near a young boy to ward off the evil forces...
use of such songs. As an alternative Festus suggests a connection with fascinus, the Latin word referring to a phallus-shaped amulet used to ward off the...
album by The Faint Fascinate, a graffiti painting in Bromsten, Stockholm Fascinus, the embodiment of the divine phallus in ancient Roman religion and magic...
erection, Mutunus seems to have been embodied purely by the phallus, like the fascinus or the mysterious begetter of Servius Tullius. The god's name is related...
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