PRIAPUS

Priapus

(noun) (classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Priapus

(Greek god) The son of Aphrodite and Dionysus, god of procreation, and guardian of gardens and vineyards; personification of the phallus.

Etymology

Noun

priapus (plural priapi or priapuses)

An image of the god Priapus, often used as a scarecrow in ancient gardens.

A representation of a phallus.

Source: Wiktionary



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