Fascinus
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thumb|300px|Gallo-Roman examples of the fascinum in bronze. The topmost is an example of the "fist and phallus" amulet with a manus fica. thumb|150px|Phallus inscribed on a paving stone at Pompeii In ancient Roman religion and magic, the fascinus or fascinum was the embodiment of the divine phallus. The word can refer to phallus effigies and amulets, and to the spells used to invoke his divine protection. Pliny called it a medicus invidiae, a "doctor" or remedy for envy (invidia, a "looking upon") or the evil eye.
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El fascinus o fascinum, personificación del falo divino en la magia y religión de la Antigua Roma. La palabra puede referirse también a la propia deidad (Fascinus), a efigies y amuletos del falo y a hechizos utilizados para invocar su divina protección. Plinio el Viejo lo llama un medicus invidiae, un "doctor" o remedio para la envidia (invidia) o el mal de ojo.
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