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Phallus

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A symbol of the generative power of nature, being a representation of the male organ of generation, and associated with rites and ceremonies of nature-worship in the early stages of civilised life, and the worship of which was supposed to have a magic influence in inducing fertility among the flocks and herds, as well as in the soil of the earth.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Phallus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/phallus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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