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PRIAPUS
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• PRIAPUS (noun)
The noun PRIAPUS has 1 sense:
1. (classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards
Familiarity information: PRIAPUS used as a noun is very rare.
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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