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GCSE History · key term
A representation of a penis used as a ritual object; the Brea inscription requires one to be brought to the Dionysia.
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Paper 1
Revise: Archaeological Evidence: Inscriptions and PotteryA phallos was a ritual representation of a penis. These were distinct offerings to distinct festivals: the cow and armour belonged to the Great Panathenaia, not the Dionysia.
Keep the offerings distinct: a cow and full set of armour for the Great Panathenaia; a phallos for the Dionysia.
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