A terracotta phallus from Pisa Ship E: More evidence for the Priapus deity as protector of Greek and

2025-02-25 Classification：Archaeology Click()
Author：Neilson, HR

Article Title：A terracotta phallus from Pisa Ship E: More evidence for the Priapus deity as protector of Greek and Roman navigators

Abstract：
Although the ithyphallic deity Priapus was most generally viewed by the Greeks and Romans as a garden fertility god, there is archaeological and textual evidence that those engaged in maritime activity, especially sea-borne trade, also conceived him as a protective deity. The recent discovery of a terracotta phallus in the remains of Pisa Ship E suggests that apotropaic Priapic icons were carried aboard ancient vessels. This finding, along with two related precedents, allows for a new interpretation with regard to the presence of phallic iconography in the assemblages of Greek and Roman wrecks.

Keywords: Pisa; Roman; Priapus; ithyphallic; apotropaic; navigation

DOI: 10.1006/ijna.2002.1000

Source：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NAUTICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

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