Cultural Aspects
- Aesthetic, e.g., Body modification
- In humor, considered indecent or completely taboo in various cultures
- Religious veneration, see St. Priapus Church
- In symbology, e.g., Phallus
- In architecture and sculpture, Phallic architecture
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