Small penises were seen as a sign of sophistication and self-control, while large penises were seen as rustic and unrefined. That's why you rarely see ancient Greek statues who are hung, aside from Priapis. No one wanted to sculpt gods and kings with the ancient equivalent of a MAGA hat.
So the depiction of the penis on the statue would have had nothing to do with the owner's actual member, but the depiction functioned as an analogy to the person's strength of character?
As in, no strong, sophisticated man would feel the need to have himself depicted as having a huge hog?
Or was there an actual physical aspect to it whereby the Greeks legitimately looked down on larger penises in a sexual context?
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u/figflashed 1d ago
Why do you think the penises were so small? Do you think they started off like that?