This is more in line with what I had read as well. A large penis was seen as &quot;barbaric&quot; or &quot;brutish&quot;, while the average cosmopolitan man (who would be able to view such statues) desired to be in control of himself. This is all in line with the teachings of Aristotle; which pretty much defined the ideal man in the western world from about 600 BC until more modern philosophers started writing in the 15th and 16th century.