(Also Priapos)

Greco-Roman god of fertiliy and nature, son of Dionysos and
Aphrodite, also called Lutinus by the Romans. He was seen as
the guardian of vineyards,gardens and cultivated fields. The
Romans also revered him as a patron of sailors and fishermen.
His symbols were a drinking cup and a spear.

Carved images and statues of Priapus, with a large erect phallus,
were placed in fields and gardens to ensure fruitfulness and
protection. The Romans portrayed him as wearing wearing a long
dress, with his genitals uncovered.

The Romans gave offerings to him, such as the produce of  the
fields, hone, milk, and occasionally donkeys. The Priapea, a
collection of 85 poems, sometimes funny but usually obscene,
were written in his honour. His symbol in Roman belief was the
pruning knife.

Priapus originally appeared as a fertility god from Asia Minor,
especially in Lampsacus on the Hellespont, where he was the most
important god of the local pantheon. He was introduced in Greece
around 400 BC, but never reached the popularity that he did the
Roman belief.

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