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noun

Phallus n. (pl. phalli)

The emblem of the generative power in nature, carried in procession in the Bacchic orgies, or worshiped in various ways.

(Anat.) The penis or clitoris, or the embryonic or primitive organ from which either may be derived.

(Bot.) A genus of fungi which have a fetid and disgusting odor; the stinkhorn.

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Etymology of 'Phallus'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Phallus" Quotes from Famous Books

... Professor Tiele, 'the story of Cronos has precisely the opposite meaning.' The New Zealand myth is one of dawn, the Greek myth is one of sunset. The mutilated part of poor Ouranos is le phallus du ciel, le soleil, which falls into 'the Cosmic ocean,' and then, of course, all is dark. Professor Tiele may be right here; I am indifferent. All that I wanted to explain was the savage complexion of the myth, and Professor ...

— Modern Mythology • Andrew Lang

... This, then, is the secret of Italy's attraction for us, this phallic worship. To the Italian the phallus is the symbol of individual creative immortality, to each man his own Godhead. The child is but the evidence of ...

— Twilight in Italy • D.H. Lawrence

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