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Priapus

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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in Greek mythology, was the son of Bacchus and Venus. The angry Juno touched the body of the pregnant Venus so that she gave birth to a hideous child with unnaturally large genital organs. The older writers do not know him. He was worshipped as the god of country fruitfulness, and his statues were placed in gardens.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Priapus'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/priapus.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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