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PRIAPUS

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Overview

PRIAPUS (noun)
  The noun PRIAPUS has 1 sense:

1. (classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyardsplay

  Familiarity information: PRIAPUS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


PRIAPUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Graeco-Roman deity; Greco-Roman deity (a deity of classical mythology)

Domain category:

classical mythology (the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks)


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