CLA219H1 Lecture Notes - Priapeia, Priapus, Epigram

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Cla 219 woman in antiquity: h schele. Sex and the gender in the ancient world. Priapus, god of fertility always represented with a large phallus: protective god. Apotropaic ( warding off evil ) function attributed to the phallus. Fresco of priapus in house of vettii (pompeii?) Symbol of potency, fruitfulness: pompeii gave us access to the daily life of the roman people. The phallus (images, representations) is not shameful to them. Image of mercury (with huge phallus) done at the entrance of a bakery: abundant produce. Statue of priapus, originally used as a fountain. Inscriptional hymn to priapus praying for fertility. Carmina priapeia collection of apotropaic poems that speaks of a punishment that involves all kinds of penetration (if one wanders into protected territory, e. g. , garden) The biggest advantage of my dick is that no woman can be wide enough for me.

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