Crossword clues for priapus
Wiktionary
n. 1 An image of the god Priapus, often used as a scarecrow in ancient gardens. 2 A representation of a phallus.
Wikipedia
In Marvel Comics, Priapus (named after the Greek god Priapus) was a super-villain leader of a cult based on sensual pleasures. He was searching for the Carnal Serpent, allegedly an artefact of extreme erotic power responsible for things such as Adam and Eve's betrayal of God's trust, to the obscenity that forced God to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, as well as the ecstasy that put an end to the Dark Ages in Europe. He hired Terror, Luke Cage, and Silver Sable to aid him, having them seek out the three pieces of an artefact called Vatsayana's Tryst. He eventually found the serpent and slew it, becoming powerful. He enslaved the three mercenaries to his will, intent on starting a religion based on pleasures of the flesh, but Terror managed to free himself, Cage, and Sable. He fought the heroes, who then ripped the Tryst from where it was embedded in his chest, causing the Carnal Serpent to come alive again and devour him. The Serpent bore the heroes no ill will, and told them so before vanishing with the Tryst. (Terror Inc. #10)
In Greek mythology, Priapus (; , Priapos) was a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens and male genitalia. Priapus is marked by his oversized, permanent erection, which gave rise to the medical term priapism. He became a popular figure in Roman erotic art and Latin literature, and is the subject of the often humorously obscene collection of verse called the Priapeia.
Usage examples of "priapus".
I had no way of knowing what Priapus was going to do when he found out.
And over the years, Priapus had given sibling rivalry a whole new meaning.
Had I not angered Priapus, I would have been there to help Kyrian fight them.
He held his arm up so that she could see the words Priapus had burned into his forearm.
Athena told Priapus that he had no man as courageous and strong as Julian.
She threw herself at him and begged him to take her virginity before the ceremony where Priapus would claim her.
An unseen force pushed her up, setting her back against the pillows as Priapus doffed his robe.
Grace fought against the force that held her as Priapus grabbed a sword and shield from the wall above her head and attacked Julian.
Then, just as she was sure Julian would win, Priapus tricked him into overextending his reach.
She looked up at him in mingled mischief, delight and disappointment, then waved at a bronze lamp of an impossibly enormous Priapus, the wick protruding from his erection.
He had a special interest, Menandros said, in seeing the chapel of Priapus and the pool of the Baptai, and perhaps the catacomb of the sacred whores of Chaldea.
Faustus felt edgy about that, because spying on the chapel of Priapus was not without its risks, and he preferred to have the strong, fearless bar-Heap along in case they blundered into any trouble.
But his demeanor was calm enough as he led the way down the winding ramp that entered the Underworld beside the Baths of Constantinus and guided them toward the grotto where the rites of Priapus were enacted.
He had seen it all too many times before: the wall covered with gaudy erotic murals, the great altar of the god of lust, and the seated figure of Priapus himself with his enormous phallus rising like a pillar of stone from his thighs.
Come to me, great Lord Priapus, and give me favor, sustenance, elegance, beauty, and delight.