Rong Cai of Emory University asserts that the sword Green Destiny is passed along to men, and is ( with the exception of Jen ) used only by male figures, making the sword a phallic symbol of masculinity and male authority.

Building on the work of Karl Abraham, Freud developed the idea of a series of developmental phases in which the libido fixates on different erogenous zones — first in the oral stage ( exemplified by an infant's pleasure in nursing ), then in the anal stage ( exemplified by a toddler's pleasure in controlling his or her bowels ), then in the phallic stage, through a latency stage in which the libido is dormant, to its reemergence at puberty in the genital stage.

This phase began with the weaning shock, which mobilizes enormous sadistic rage against the breasts of the depriving phallic mother, which is an attempt at narcissistic restitution for the lost breasts of the mother.

In the many instances he takes off his clothes, he is revealed to have a very hairy chest, with the hair forming a phallic shape.

A red hippo represented the Ancient Egyptian god Set ; the thigh is the ' phallic leg of set ' symbolic of virility.

The blending of sexual and spiritual is portrayed in Hindu iconography, as seen in ubiquitous phallic and vaginal iconography in Hindu temples and for instance in the Kharjuraho and Konarak medieval temples, where thousands of couples having sex in endless positions, and with the gods, are carved in deep bas-relief.

It represents the womb and the stick is a phallic symbol.

Both male and female subjects participate in the " phallic " organization, and the feminine side of sexuation is " supplementary " and not opposite or complementary.

Throughout the play, Antony is gradually bereaved of that Roman quality so coveted in his nostalgic interludes — by the centremost scenes, his sword ( a plainly phallic image ), he tells Cleopatra, has been “ made weak by his affection ” ( 3. 11. 67 ).

According to Klaus Klostermaier, it is clearly a phallic object, and dates to the 2nd century BC.

" According to Jeaneane Fowler, the linga is " a phallic symbol which represents the potent energy which is manifest in the cosmos.

The Britannica encyclopedia entry on lingam also notes that the lingam is not considered to be a phallic symbol ;

He resembles Darth Vader in appearance, but is shorter, has a much larger helmet, and wears a phallic looking tie ( however, he changes into a khaki uniform and an equally oversized pith helmet during the desert scene ).

He is a sexual Loa, frequently represented by phallic symbols and is noted for disruption, obscenity, debauchery, and having a particular fondness for tobacco and rum.

In Benin and Nigeria, Legba is viewed as young and virile, is often horned and phallic, and his shrine is usually located at the gate of the village in the countryside.

Finally, Curupí is a phallic mythological figure who will copulate with young women.

* A linga ( or lingam ) is a phallic post that serves as a representation of Shiva.

* Eshu-Eshu is the messenger between the human and divine worlds, Undergod of duality, crossroads and beginnings, and also a phallic and fertility Undergod ( an Embodiment of Life ) and the deliverer of souls to the underworld ( an Embodiment of Death ).

On this basis, he inferred that bisexuality is the original sexual orientation, and that heterosexuality is resultant of repression during the phallic stage, at which point gender identity is ascertainable.

Most species of bird do not possess a penis ; for those animals, the distinction between penetrative and non-penetrative sex does not exist, though mounting and insemination are common aspects of avian homosexuality even when a phallic organ is not present.

A phallic tubercle or genital tubercle is a body of tissue present in the development of the urinary and reproductive organs.

The phallic shape of the piece scandalized the Salon, and despite Brâncuși's explanation that it was an anonymous portrait, removed it from the exhibition.

Anyway, arising from an improvisatory beginning ( both tragedy and comedy — tragedy from the leaders of the dithyramb, and comedy from the leaders of the phallic processions which even now continue as a custom in many of our cities ), grew little by little, as poets developed whatever part of it had appeared ; and, passing through many changes, tragedy came to a halt, since it had attained its own nature.

The lightsabers emanating from the Schwartz-rings held in front of the crotch are phallic symbols — a play on the words schwantz / Schwanz, which are Yiddish / German slang for penis, a term used by Brooks previously in the dialogue of his Young Frankenstein horror movie parody.

Some three years later Empress Carlota of Mexico visited Uxmal ; in preparation for her visit local authorities had some statues and architectural elements depicting phallic themes removed from the ancient façades.

" He often added a doodle of a " black sun " to his signature which also included an arrow, jutting upward from the " y " in Crosby ’ s last name and aiming toward the center of the sun ’ s circle: " a phallic thrust received by a welcoming erogenous zone.

Alexander Lowen has also specified five major subtypes from phallic (" skirtchasing ") to sociopathic ( i. e., dissociative, capable of mayhem and murder ) as outlined in his book, Narcissism: Denial of the True Self.

The fact that the passionate descriptions of copulatory acts in Fanny Hill are written by a man from the point of view of a woman, and the fact that Fanny is obsessed by phallic size, have led some critics to suggest it is a homoerotic work.

* Finally, the film ends with the animated flowers and foot from the title sequence of Flying Circus ( itself rife with the aforementioned gratuitous phallic imagery )— together with a portion of the theme music, John Philip Sousa's Liberty Bell, playing on a TV set drifting off into space, before the " Galaxy Song " plays over the end credits, ending in a letter of thanks to all the fish who participated in the film, and a wish for peace and a better future for fish everywhere.

Others argue that some form of Midsummer pole occurred in Sweden during the pre-Christian times, and was a phallic fertility symbol, meant to impregnate the earth, but as there were no records from those times it cannot be proven, and this idea might just be a modern interpretation of the pole's form.

Anyway, arising from an improvisatory beginning ( both tragedy and comedy — tragedy from the leaders of the dithyramb, and comedy from the leaders of the phallic processions which even now continue as a custom in many of our cities ) [...] ( 1449a10-13 )

Excavations in the 1990s by Nikolaos Stampolidis at Eleutherna in Crete have helped establish more precisely a date and place of origin for the Dame d ' Auxerre, in the region of Eleutherna and Gortyn, with the recovery from gravesites of very similar carved ivory faces and phallic symbols.

In Greek mythology, the Dactyls ( from Greek Δάκτυλοι " fingers ") were the archaic mythical race of small phallic male beings associated with the Great Mother, whether as Cybele or Rhea.

The first was the excavation of an ancient and valuable archaeological idol, a phallic figure unearthed from the tomb of an Anglo-Saxon bishop Eorpwald, known as the " Melpham excavation ".

Rocket Festival CameramanRecalling the fertility rite origins of the festival, parade ornaments and floats often sport phallic symbols and imagery. Shoots: note phallus protruding from " camera " Amid the festive atmosphere, dirty humour is widespread.

Moreover, after the phallic stage, the girl ’ s psychosexual development includes transferring her primary erogenous zone from the infantile clitoris to the adult vagina.

The collection also features phallic art and crafts such as lampshades made from the scrotums of bulls.

It also exhibits phallic artwork and penis-related objects or " phallobilia " such as lampshades made from the scrotums of bulls.

This strength and power contributes to the sense of masculinity that pervades the work, from the phallic image of the howitzer, to the solid, muscular figures of the gunners.

Cleopatra Jones differs from other blaxploitation film which depict a “ phallic heroine ".

Near the town itself and about a 30 minutes drive away from the main square several attractions can be found, an ostrich farm, a museum ( El Fósil ) and an old astronomic observatory made of phallic stones (" El Infiernito ", for " little hell " in Spanish ).