Virility (See also Beauty, Masculine; Brawniness.) Allusions, Definition, Citation, Reference, Information - Allusion to Virility (See also Beauty, Masculine; Brawniness.)


  1. Fury, Sergeant archetypal he-man. [Comics: “Sergeant Fury and His Howling Commandos” in Horn, 607–608]
  2. Henry, John a “natchal man” from Black River country. [Am. Lit.: Hart, 428]
  3. Macomber, Francis Hemingway’s hero assumes manhood by assertive act. [Am. Lit.: The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, Magill IV, 1130–1133]
  4. Marlboro Man cigarette advertising campaign established new symbol of virility. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.]
  5. Priapus male generative power personified. [Gk. Myth.: Espy, 27, 224]
  6. rooster symbol of maleness. [Folklore: Binder, 85]
  7. stag symbol of maleness. [Animal Symbolism: Mercatante, 59–60]
  8. Sweeney in poems by T. S. Eliot, symbolizes the sensual, brutal, and materialistic 20th-century man. [Br. Poetry, Benét, 978]