Elements of Hindu Iconography v2.c16.81

v2.c16.81

present, of phallic worship in several countries—Greece, Egypt, Rome, Assyria, Ancient Amercia, &c. Liṅga worship or worship of Priapus, or fascinum or Pripe-gala continued to exist, according to Boudin, till the 12th century A.D. in Germany, Slavonia and France. In France a document entitled Sacerdotal Judgments on Crimes, of the 8th century A.D. is said to contain the following: "If any one performs enchantments before the fascinum, let him do penance on bread and water during three lents."