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    In ancient Roman religion and magic, the fascinus or fascinum was the embodiment of the divine phallus. The word can refer to phallus effigies and amulets...
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  • Fascinus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species within the genus Fascinus include: Fascinus typicus...
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    Guraleus fascinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. Subspecies Guraleus fascinus stephenensis Hedley, 1922...
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  • Lachaerus fascinus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Lachaerus. It was described by Audinet-Serville...
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  • Fascinus typicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Fascinus typicus Hedley, 1903. Retrieved through:...
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  • god. He was assigned a minor flamen. Fama, goddess of fame and rumor. Fascinus, phallic god who protected from invidia (envy) and the evil eye. Fauna...
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    Cross necklace Dacian Draco Djucu Dōtaku Dreamcatcher Dzi bead Elf-arrow Fascinus Fulu God's eye Good luck charm Gorgoneion Gris-gris Hanging craft Hama...
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    When a Roman general celebrated a triumph, the Vestal Virgins suspended a fascinus, or phallic effigy, under the chariot to ward off invidia. Envy is the...
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    eye. Meanwhile, the Romans used representations of phallus, such as the fascinus, to protect against the evil eye, while in modern-day Southern Italy a...
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    square Amulet from Rajasthan, depicting the goddess Durga Charm bracelet A fascinus, an ancient Roman amulet in the form of a phallus that served as a ritual...
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    coloured differently. Clitoris - female homolog to the penis Diphallia Fascinus Koteka Palpal bulb Stamen Testicle Janet Leonard; Alex Cordoba-Aguilar...
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    cessatus Strategus cessus Strategus craigi Strategus fallaciosus Strategus fascinus Strategus hipposiderus Strategus howdeni Strategus inermis Strategus jugurtha...
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    when a general celebrated a triumph, the Vestals hung an effigy of the fascinus on the underside of his chariot to protect him from invidia. Clarke, pp...
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  • god who leads the bride home Domitius, the god who installs the bride Fascinus, embodiment of the divine phallus Fecunditas, goddess of fertility Feronia...
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    was symbolized by her flame, the fire stick, and a ritual phallus (the fascinus). While Vesta was the flame itself, the symbol of the phallus might relate...
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    their guests by using humorous images. Images such as large phalluses (see fascinus), deformities such as hunchbacks, or Pygmies and other non-Roman subjects...
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    Ottomans. Ancient Romans used representations of phallus, such as the fascinus, to protect against the evil eye, while in modern-day Southern Italy a...
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  • album by The Faint Fascinate, a graffiti painting in Bromsten, Stockholm Fascinus, the embodiment of the divine phallus in ancient Roman religion and magic...
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  •     more constant than a new tree clings to the hills.') fascinum or fascinus, which meant a phallic image or amulet in the form of a penis, were also...
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    protect the children from illness and misfortune. For example, a phallic fascinus was commonly placed on or near a young boy to ward off the evil forces...
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    arising mysteriously on the royal hearth; the story was connected to the fascinus that was among the cult objects under the guardianship of the Vestals....
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    erection, Mutunus seems to have been embodied purely by the phallus, like the fascinus or the mysterious begetter of Servius Tullius. The god's name is related...
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  • use of such songs. As an alternative Festus suggests a connection with fascinus, the Latin word referring to a phallus-shaped amulet used to ward off the...
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  • Cross necklace Dacian Draco Djucu Dōtaku Dreamcatcher Dzi bead Elf-arrow Fascinus Fulu God's eye Good luck charm Gorgoneion Gris-gris Hanging craft Hama...
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  • Cross necklace Dacian Draco Djucu Dōtaku Dreamcatcher Dzi bead Elf-arrow Fascinus Fulu God's eye Good luck charm Gorgoneion Gris-gris Hanging craft Hama...
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  • "The Tall, Spare Summer" "Nobody Knows Where Mary Went" "The Red Beard of Fascinus" "Dialogue" "Elsie's House" "The Witch-Mark" "Follow the Wind" "The Secrets...
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    mentioned in OBIS as Guraleus (Guraleus) fallaciosus (Sowerby, 1897) Guraleus fascinus Hedley, 1922 Guraleus flaccidus (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1899): Guraleus flavescens...
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