Phallus

Definitions

1. A penis, especially when erect.
2. A representation of an erect penis, especially symbolising fertility or potency.
3. The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance.

Equivalents

Examples

“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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