1. relating to or resembling an erect phallus
Usage: technical; art history
2. of or relating to ancient Greek and Roman fertility rituals or art depicting phallic symbols
Usage: classical studies; archaeology

Examples

• The museum’s classical art collection includes several ithyphallic sculptures from ancient Greece.
• Archaeologists discovered ithyphallic imagery on the temple walls.
• The fertility god was depicted in an ithyphallic pose in the ancient fresco.
• Art historians study ithyphallic symbols to understand ancient religious practices.
• The ithyphallic statues were common in Roman gardens as symbols of prosperity.