August 08, 1986 (vol. 96, iss. 12) • Page Image 9
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, August 8, 1986 - Page 9 Books The Reign of the Phallus: Sexual Politics in Ancient Athens Eva C. Keuls Harper and Row 452 pp. $14.95 In the 400 years before Christ, statues to the god Hermes could be found on every street corner in Athens (if not in almost every home). These statues were tall columns, with only two distinguishing features: a carved head representing the god, and a large, erect phallus. 415 B.C. ...…