Priapus

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English[edit]

An engraving of Priapus holding a pile of fruit, symbolizing his influence over fertility and abundance.

Etymology[edit]

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

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Priapus

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

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Πρῐ́ᾱπος (Príāpos).

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Proper noun[edit]

Priāpus m sg (genitive Priāpī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Priapus, god of procreation

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Priāpus
Genitive Priāpī
Dative Priāpō
Accusative Priāpum
Ablative Priāpō
Vocative Priāpe