Looking for sentences and phrases with the word Priapus? Here are some examples.
Sentence Examples
Greek gods like Priapus are known for nothing else but their sexual and procreative prowess.
A cure was found only after those men begged Priapus to return, named him god of gardens and herds, and made macrophallic statues of him, which they placed in their yards.
Examples from Classical Literature
Why not hang him in an orchard, like a wooden Priapus, to frighten the birds?
As there was a cult to Priapus, so there was an equally strong cult to Diana.
Is the Priapus of the priests less obscene than the Priapus of the players?
His infinite fund of full-flavoured jest had won him the nickname of Priapus.
The classical gods Bacchus, Pan and Priapus often appear in both Twombly's and Poussin's works.
And Priapus was with them, having a crown of ivy-leaves made of gold.
Go where we will, we find no statues of Priapus and the Nymphs.
The temples are desecrated, and the holy ganders of Priapus slain!
The newly discovered specimen is only the 22nd known priapiumfish, which are named after the ancient Greek fertility deity, Priapus, the Daily Mail reported.
He's aware that Western culture resembles a statue of Priapus, a madman so in thrall to his passions that to rescue him requires profound delicacy.
