1º_ The 'itífalo' is an amulet used in antiquity by Greeks and Egyptians to protect themselves from evils such as envy. The Greek name consists of the voices 953; 952; 965; 962; ( íthys "straight, upright") and 966; 945; 955; 955; 959; 962; (phallós "penis" ), since it had the shape of a penis in erection . 2º_ It is also one of the epithets of Triapus (god of fertility) and a qualification for Hermes in its first versions.
