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Predominantly concerned with human fertility, it is represented by an ithyphallic male figure.
As the harlots - who took to the stage during the ludi Florales(17) - ought not to be concealed by a stola, which is inappropriate to their station anyway, so should the ithyphallic god Priapus not be castrated, that is, the mentula ought to be revealed and retained in erotic poetry.
In a manner that strongly resembles ancient ithyphallic figures, each incorporates its own base, even as the base and the urn that accompanies it - a decisive differentiating factor that functions as a signifying attribute - are theatrically mounted on a steel platform with a high wooden pedestal.
 
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