The dildo is not a modern invention. Instead, it is an ancient tool that is believed to date back to the Stone Age. This changing opinion is due to the incredibly detailed nature of a few of the phalluses. For example, some of these objects have retracted or totally absent foreskin, piercings, tattoos, and scars.

Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive. While these toys have almost always looked similar and performed the same functions, vibrators and dildos actually have very different stories that ultimately led to what we know today: pink, plastic, rabbit-shaped, and potentially hundreds of dollars. Long before anyone was getting off by humping silicone, the ancient Greeks used other materials to achieve the same end. Before they made use of other materials, ancient Greeks used bread to pleasure themselves sexually. Centuries later, the bawdy bard himself—William Shakespeare—slipped a dildo reference into one of his plays. While the dildo is literally as old as phallic rocks, the vibrator is a more recent invention and needs electric or battery power to operate. One of the first models, called the tremoussoir , was created in France, and used by doctors to treat women diagnosed with hysteria.

Dildos have a big The first dildo, discovered in a German cave, was thought to have been used by people during the Ice Age — 28, years ago! Ancient civilizations used a number of different objects as dildos and vibrators. One of the early civilizations to experiment with dildos was ancient Egypt.

A dildo lat. I dilate from the verb dildare is a sex toy , often explicitly phallic in appearance, intended for sexual penetration or other sexual activity during masturbation or with sex partners. Dildos can be made from a number of materials and shaped like an erect human penis. They are typically about the average length of an erect penis , 4—6 inches 10—15 cm , but some may be longer.