Priapus

Prĭāpus, i, m., = Πρίαπος,

• Priapus, the god of Procreation; hence, of gardens and vineyards, where his statues were placed, Col. 10, 108; cf. Hor. S. 1, 8, 2; Verg. G. 4, 111; Ov. M. 9, 347; id. F. 1, 415; Juv. 6, 316; Sen. Const. 18, 3; cf. Vulg. 3 Reg. 15, 13 et saep.—
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  • • 1 Priapus vitreus, a drinking-vessel of obscene shape, Juv. 2, 95: siligineus, a cake of the same shape, Mart. 14, 69; Petr. 60.—
    • 2 A lecherous person, Cat. 47, 4; Ov. Am. 2, 4, 32.—Hence,
  • C Prĭāpēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Priapus, Priapian: metrum, Diom. p. 512 P.—Prĭāpēĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. carmina), a collection of poems upon Priapus, by various authors.

Prĭāpus, i, f.

• A town of Mysia, on the Hellespont, Plin. 5, 32, 40, § 141.—
• II An island near Ephesus, Plin. 5, 31, 38, § 137.

Priāpus od. -os, ī, m. (Πρίαπος), I) der Gott der Baumfrüchte, der Gärten und Weinberge, der ursprünglich zu Lampsakus in Mysien, später in Griechenland u. Rom verehrt u. mit einem außerordentlich großen Zeugungsgliede, dem Symbol der zeugenden und befruchtenden Naturkraft, abgebildet wurde, Ov. fast. 1, 415. Verg. georg. 4, 111. Sen. de const. sap. 18, 3: appellat. v. einem geilen Menschen, Capit. Gord. 19, 4. – II) meton.: A) das männliche Glied, vitreus, ein Trinkgeschirr in dieser Gestalt, Iuven.: siligineus, ein Backwerk in dieser Gestalt, Mart. – B) ein geiler Mensch, Catull. u. Ov. – III) (Priapos) Stadt am Hellespont, Plin. 3, 141. Mela 1, 19, 1 (1. § 97).

Priapus [CL < Πρίαπος] 1 pagan deity assoc. w. procreation and fertility; b (in gl., assoc. w. gardens). c (in gl.) bugbear, sprite, demon. s1282 sacerdos parochialis, nomine Johannes, ~i prophana parans, congregatis ex villa puellulis, cogebat eas, choreis factis, Libero Patri circuire; ‥ iste ‥ membra humana virtuti seminarie servientia super asserem artificiata ante talem choream preferebat Lanercost 109.  b ~us, deus †oratorum [l. hortorum] GlC P 796; ~us, deus hortorum, quod etiam pro virili membro dicitur Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 470; orti deus esto Priāpus CathA (v. 2a infra).  c ~os, pucelas GlP 409. 2 male sexual organ, penis, pintle. b (in gl.) end of the penis. Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 470 (v. 1b supra); 1209 in domo H. filii L. inventus fuit preapus [MS: p’ap’] unius cervi SelPlForest 6; s1268 cum hoc anno in Laodonia pestis grassaretur in pecudes armenti, quam vocant usitate lungessouth, quidam bestiales habitu claustrales non animo docebant idiotas patrie ignem confrictione de lingnis educere et simulacrum ~i statuere, et per hec bestiis succurere Lanercost 85; ut vestrum semen plus fit ‥ prolificum ‥, de partibus animalium ‥ subscriptis frequenter et copiose utamini ‥ verebella passerum ‥, corda salmonis ‥, ova ‥ piscium, priapus tauri, testiculi gallorum, vulpis, et ursi, matris leporis, et cauda stincorum, qui sunt pisciculi fluviorum Egipti Kymer 19 p. 558; hic ~us, a pyntyle, ‥ i. penis WW; a pyntelle, ‥ penis, prepucium, ~us correpto A; versus: priăpus est membrum [v. l. nemorum], orti deus esto Priăpus CathA.  b hoc veretrum. A. pyntylle; hic ~us, est finis veretri WW. 3 (bot.) castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis). palma Christi vel pentalma Christi, gira solis, ~us idem Alph. 136.

Prĭāpus (11) (-os), ī, m. (Πρίαπος), Priape [fils de Bacchus et de Vénus, né à Lampsaque, dieu des jardins, représentant la vigueur génératrice] : Virg. G. 4, 111 ; Hor. S. 1, 8, 2 ; Ov. F. 1, 415 || vitreus Juv. 2, 95, coupe en forme de Priape || [fig.] un Priape [un débauché] : Catul. 47, 4 || -pēĭus (-īus), a, um, de Priape : versus Ter. Maur. 2812 ; Diom. 495, 91, vers priapéen || -pēĭa, ōrum, n. , ensemble de poèmes de différents auteurs sur Priape.

priapus, i. m.
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Priāpus ī, m

• , Πρίαπος, Priapus, the god of gardens and vineyards, V., H., O., Iu.: vitreus, a drinking-vessel, Ct.—A lecherous man, O., Ct.

PRIAPUS

PRIA´PUS(Πρίαπος: Eth. Πριαπηνός), a town of Mysia on the Propontis, situated .on a headland on the spur of Mount Pityus. Some said that it was a colony of Miletus, and others regarded it as a settlement of Cyzicus: it derived its name from its worship of the god Priapus. It had a good harbour, and ruled over a territory which produced good wine. (Strab. 13. p. 587; Thucyd. 8.107; Pomp. Mela, 1.19; Plin. Nat. 4.24, 5.40; Steph. B. s. v.;Geogr. Rav. 2.18, 5.19; Arrian, Arr. Anab. 1.12.7.) Ruins of Priapus still exist near Karaboa. (Richter, Wallfahrten, p. 425; Rasche, Lex. Num. 4.1. p. 51.)

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Priāpus

(Πρίαπος). According to the usual account, son of Dionysus and Aphrodité, a god of the fruitfulness of the field and of the herds. Horticulture, vine-growing, goat and sheep-breeding, bee-keeping, and even fishing were supposed to be under his protection. The original seat of his worship lay in the towns of Asia Minor, situated on the Hellespont, especially Lampsacus, where it was said he was born. From here it afterwards spread over Greece and Italy. His statues were usually placed in gardens, generally in the form of rude hermae cut out of wood, stained with vermilion, with a club and sickle and a phallic symbol of the creative and fructifying powers of nature. The sacrifices offered to him included asses, as well as the first-fruits of the garden and the field. In the mystical interpretation of the myths, he was regarded as symbolizing the future life, and hence his image was placed upon tombs (C. I. L. v. 3634). Besides Lampsacus, he had as especial seats of his worship, Cyzicus, on the Hellespont, at Panium, (Catull. 18; Georg. iv. 110), and at Priapus in Mysia. See phallus.

Priāpus

(Πρίαπος). A Mysian city on the Propontis, a chief seat of the worship of the god Priapus. The surrounding district was called Priāpis or Priapēné (Thuc.viii. 107).