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priapus

noun
/pɹaɪˈeɪpəs//pɹaɪ̯ˈeɪ̯.pəs/

Etymology

From Latin Priāpus, from Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos).

  1. derived from Πρίαπος
  2. borrowed from Priāpus

Definitions

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

  2. A representation of a phallus.

    • In the digging of the Ruins & foundations of London (after the great Conflagration) there were found severall little Priapusses of Copper about an inch long, w^ch the Romans did weare about their necks.

  3. The son of Aphrodite and Dionysus, god of procreation, and guardian of gardens and…

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

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