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Term: Probaskanion
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DEFINITION:
A charm against the evil eye worn by children in ancient Greece. Shaped like a phallus, it was also used to protect homes, forges and chariots. Other names for it include
baskanion
and
fascinum
. In Rome it was called a
satyrica sigma
.
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