phallus

alt=|thumb|150px|Attica|Attic red-figure lid depicting three [[vulvae and a winged phallus. Origin unknown, . Housed in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.]] A phallus (: phalli or phalluses) is a penis (especially when erect), an object that resembles a penis or a mimetic image of an erect penis. In art history, a figure with an erect penis is described as ithyphallic.

Any object that symbolically—or, more precisely, iconically—resembles a penis may also be referred to as a phallus; however, such objects are more often referred to as being phallic (as in "phallic symbol"). Such symbols often represent fertility and cultural implications that are associated with the male sexual organ, as well as the male orgasm.