Priapus
in classical mythology, is a hideous, sensual, disgusting
deity, the impersonation of the principle of fertility. (See Baal Peor, etc.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Priapus from Fact Monster:
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