The Fairy Midwife and the Magic Ointment

© Melanie Warren

An old woman in the cottage gave the midwife a box of ointment and asked her to anoint the baby all over, but to not get any of the ointment in her own eyes.

#PhallusThursday – The Penis as Potent Symbol

Erotic art from Pompeii © Dee Dee Chainey

Many classical sculptures today have lost their penises to time and prudery but the ancient world was awash with explicit graphic imagery.

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