In Pompeii ancient Romans kept their babies safe by tying a bell
in the shape of a penis around their neck. This guaranteed extra
protection. Penis statues brought fertility but also warded off
evil, and the noise from the bell scared away malevolent
spirits. Once the baby finally arrived with the help of the
fertility inducing clay penis, the Roman mother couldn’t risk
losing the baby to evil forces. Terra cotta statues of Priapus,
the god of fertility, depicted with a large, erect penis also
kept away robbers. The placard in the Naples National
Archaeological Museum explained that a statue of Priapus
strategically placed in the garden guarded against thieves
because “anyone trying to steal the garden produce risked being
impaled on his out-sized member.” A glass case in the Naples
National Archaeological Museum in Naples displayed 25 terra
cotta penises, 3 breasts and 4 uteri all plucked from the ashes
of Pompeii. For years they couldn’t be seen because the secret
sex room housing Roman erotica was declared