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Cyphonism (Greek: κυφωνισμός, from κῡφός, "bent, crooked") was a form of punishment using a κύφων (kyphon), a kind of wooden pillory in which the neck of a malefactor would be fastened. Formerly, this term was widely believed to refer to scaphism, a form of punishment or torture in which a person's naked body was smeared with honey, and exposed to flies, wasps, and other pests.

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  • Cyphonism (Greek: κυφωνισμός, from κῡφός, "bent, crooked") was a form of punishment using a κύφων (kyphon), a kind of wooden pillory in which the neck of a malefactor would be fastened. Formerly, this term was widely believed to refer to scaphism, a form of punishment or torture in which a person's naked body was smeared with honey, and exposed to flies, wasps, and other pests. (en)
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  • Cyphonism (Greek: κυφωνισμός, from κῡφός, "bent, crooked") was a form of punishment using a κύφων (kyphon), a kind of wooden pillory in which the neck of a malefactor would be fastened. Formerly, this term was widely believed to refer to scaphism, a form of punishment or torture in which a person's naked body was smeared with honey, and exposed to flies, wasps, and other pests. (en)
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