St Ters

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St Ters of Antwerp is one of the names given to the statue of a phallic saint, supposedly worshiped for promoting fertility.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Hodder, Michael Westropp; Wake, Charles Staniland (1875). Ancient Symbol Worship: Influence of the Phallic Idea in the Religions of Antiquity (2 ed.). J. W. Bouton. pp. 31–32.
↑ Longworth, T. Clifton (2003). A Survey of Sex and Celibacy in Religion: From Ancient to Modern Times. Book Tree. p. 19. ISBN 9781585092352.

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[1] Hodder, Michael Westropp; Wake, Charles Staniland (1875). Ancient Symbol Worship: Influence of the Phallic Idea in the Religions of Antiquity (2 ed.). J. W. Bouton. pp. 31–32.

[2] Longworth, T. Clifton (2003). A Survey of Sex and Celibacy in Religion: From Ancient to Modern Times. Book Tree. p. 19. ISBN 9781585092352.

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