#priapus

[neapolis-neapolis]

Statua fontana di Priapo, (fine I sec. a.C. - inizio I sec.), dalla Casa dei Vettii - Parco archeologico di Pompei, Napoli.

[blueiskewl]

House of the Vettii

Pompeii home owned by former slaves reopens.

The House of the Vettii, known as Pompeii's Sistine Chapel, has reopened to the public for the first time in 20 years after an extensive restoration.

The house, built in the second century BC, was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79.

It was named after its owners, the Vettii brothers, two former slaves.

Aulus Vettius Conviva and Aulus Vettius Restitutus got wealthy by selling wine after they were freed.

Adorned in mythological frescos and phallic sculptures, the house reopened on Tuesday after years of restoration work.

Excavation works carried out between late 1894 and early 1896 showed that the ancient Roman townhouse, built on top of the ruins of an earlier house, had survived the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

"The owners, freedmen and ex-slaves, are the expression of a social mobility that would have been unthinkable two centuries earlier," said Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii.

He added that the brothers became rich by trading agricultural products from the surrounding area in Pompeii - but added that prostitution was also practiced in their house.

In the house, the Greek god of fertility and abundance, Priapus, is depicted in a fresco weighing his own phallus against a bag of money.

Ornate furnishings inside the house, as well as Greek and Roman sculptures in bronze and marble, offer a glimpse into the lifestyle of the elite.

[woodboogie]

Fresco of Priapus, Casa dei Vettii, Pompeii. Depicted weighing his enormous erect penis against a bag of gold.

[ancientprettythings]

The Priapus in the House of the Vetii, Pompeii.

[the-cricket-chirps]

Man Ray, Cadeau (The Gift) 1921

Man Ray, Presse Papier a Priape (Priapic Paperweight) 1920

[evangelinesbible]

QUICK ASTRO TIP

If you don’t really relate to what your mars sign/placement says about you sexually look at your Eros, Priapus, and Lust Asteroids. And then to understand more of it look at the persona charts including your mars.

I halfway relate to being a Taurus Mars and I mostly embody its house placement, 9H, than it’s sign.

But then I see my asteroids

- Eros Aquarius 6H square mars

- Priapus Scorpio 4H square ASC

- Lust Aquarius 6H square mars

And that makes a lot more sense to me when you compare it to my mars placement.

Then of course persona charts can give a more in depth explanation and might answer some questions you have about yourself.

In my mars persona chart I have

- Gemini Venus 7H

- Cancer Mars 7H

- Pluto Conj. ASC 12H

In my Eros Persona Chart I have

- Aquarius Venus conj. Neptune 11H

- Capricorn Mars conj. MC 9H

- Scorpio 8H

In my Priapus Persona Chart I have

- Libra Venus 10H

- Scorpio Mars 10H conj. Venus

- Pluto Conj. ASC 1H

In my Lust Persona Chart I have

- Aquarius Venus 6H conj. Neptune

- Capricorn Mars 5H

Almost all different placements explaining different areas of sex. And there are many more sex/love asteroids that explain many different things about what you’re like sexually/what your sexuality is. I’m just telling you all this to show that once again astrology is more than one thing and that if you don’t relate to one things there’s most likely an astrological explanation. 💋

-⚜️💫⚜️

[americassoldierboy]

The god of fertility Priapus

[herbalgrimoire]

my take on a Priapic wand. should I add more embellishments?

[astrologyhimbo]

Back to nature

18+blog

[ancientorigins]

Archaeologists in Spain were exploring an ancient Roman fort when they discovered the ancient carving of a smiley face, a basket of fruits and a phallus.

[thefloweredblade]

The lovely children of Lady Aphrodite (Eros, Himeros, and Hermaphroditus on separate post)

In order:

Phobos

Deimos

Anteros

Pothos

Rhodos

Eryx

Priapus

Peitho

Harmonia

Aeneas

https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/1855819

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[the-cricket-chirps]

Man Ray

Presse Papier a Priape (Priapic Paperweight)

Conceived in 1920, cast in 1968

[acertainidontknowwhat]

Pure speculation, but Roman authors seem to employ Priapus as a metaphorical figure through which they can play with the idea of manufacturing divinity. This could be one reason for Priapus’ rise in literary popularity during the late republic/early empire.

Horace Satire 1.8: “once I was a dogwood trunk, a useless log, when a craftsman, unsure whether to make a stool or a Priapus, preferred it to be a god. Therefore I became a god.” Scamnum, the word for “stool” can be used poetically for “throne”.

Ennius uses scamna in reference to Romulus. Reading subversively, the craftsman made a choice between making a throne and making a god and preferred to make a god, perhaps a more comfortable choice than making a king.