John Shaqi
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE

Orthanes

Ancient Greece

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Orthanes or Orthannes is a minor fertility and phallic god worshipped in Athens and the island of Imbros in the Aegean Sea. Little is known about Orthanes, his mythology and cult. Orthanes was seen as an ithyphallic god in the likes of Priapus, the fertility god with enlarged genitalia.

Orthanes

Orthanes

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Orthanes or Orthannes is a minor fertility and phallic god worshipped in Athens and the island of Imbros in the Aegean Sea. Little is known about Orthanes, his mythology and cult. Orthanes was seen as an ithyphallic god in the likes of Priapus, the fertility god with enlarged genitalia. His imagery was used on coins from Imbros.

Pantheon: Greek Culture: Ancient Greek Civilization: Ancient Greece Period: 800 BCE – 400 CE

Source: Wikipedia

Sources & Notes

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthanes

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