When the area around an old police station in Pimlico was redeveloped into apartments in 2007, the developers commissioned a statue by the Scottish sculptor Alexander Stoddart for the site. He created a rather unusual and confusing depiction of the minor Greek god Priapus. Priapus was a fertility god associated with multiple agricultural activities, particularly gardens, so a statue of him might at first make sense for the proposed location, which is across the street from a large grassy lawn. But Priapus is also associated with male fertility and is typically…
