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1º_ The 'itífalo' is an amulet used in antiquity by Greeks and Egyptians to protect themselves from evils such as envy. The Greek name consists of the voices 953; 952; 965; 962; ( íthys "straight, upright") and 966; 945; 955; 955; 959; 962; (phallós "penis" ), since it had the shape of a penis in erection . 2º_ It is also one of the epithets of Triapus (god of fertility) and a qualification for Hermes in its first versions.

  




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

Type of amulet in the form of a penis, which were hung on the neck with a chain the ancient Greeks. The word as such means straight penis or erect penis.

  



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