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In ancient Greece, the '''kynodesme''' (κυνοδεσμη, lit. "dog leash") was a thin leather strap that was wound around the acroposthion (AKA the part of the foreskin which hangs past the head of the penis), which pulled the penis upward and was tied in a bow, tied around the waist, or secured by some other means.<ref name="Hodges">{{REFjournal
| last=Hodges | first=FMF.M. | coauthorsauthor-link=Frederick M. Hodges | title=The Ideal Prepuce in Ancient Greece and Rome: Male Genital Aesthetics and Their Relation to Lipodermos, Circumcision, Foreskin Restoration, and the Kynodesme | journal=Bull. Hist. Med. | volume=75 | issue=3 | pages=375-405 | url=http://www.cirp.org/library/history/hodges2/ | quote= | pubmedID= | pubmedCID= | DOI= | date=Fall 2001 Fall | accessdate=
}}</ref> Vase paintings and statues frequently portray nude athletes and komasts wearing the kynodesme.