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
His infinite fund of full-flavoured jest had won him the nickname of Priapus.
Priapus, the god of gardens or fertility, was the son of Bacchus and Venus.
As there was a cult to Priapus, so there was an equally strong cult to Diana.
Why not hang him in an orchard, like a wooden Priapus, to frighten the birds?
Is the Priapus of the priests less obscene than the Priapus of the players?
The classical gods Bacchus, Pan and Priapus often appear in both Twombly's and Poussin's works.
The temples are desecrated, and the holy ganders of Priapus slain!
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 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.
