What is Mutunus Tutunus?
[[File:Mutinus Titinus.png|thumb|220px|A [[denarius]] depicting Mutunus Tutunus]] In ancient [[Roman mythology|Roman religion]], '''Mutunus Tutunus''' was a [[phallus|phallic]] [[marriage]] deity. He is often associated with the Greek god [[Priapus]]. His [[shrine]] was located on the Velian Hill, supposedly since the founding of [[Rome]], until the 1st century BC. During marriage [[rite]]s, Roman [[bride]]s are supposed to have straddled the phallus of Mutunus to prepare themselves for [[sexual intercourse]], according to Church Fathers who interpreted this act as an obscene loss of [[virginity]]. ==Related pages== {{Commonscat|Mutunus Tutunus}} *[[Priapus]] - [[Greek mythology]] version of Mutunus Tutunus {{Religion-stub}} [[Category:Roman gods and goddesses]]