Kynodesme
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kynodesme-297-16538115
title:
Kynodesme
text:
A kynodesmē was a cord or string or sometimes a leather strip that was worn primarily by athletes in Ancient Greece and Etruria to prevent the exposure of the glans penis in public and to restrict untethered movement of the penis during sporting competition. It was tied tightly around the akroposthion, the most distal, tubular portion of the foreskin that extends beyond the glans. As depicted in Ancient Greek art the kynodesme was worn by some athletes, actors, poets, symposiasts and komasts. It
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description:
Cord or string worn by ancient Greece and Etruria athletes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kynodesme
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date modified:
2024-04-07T01:09:05Z
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