Πρίᾱπος

Πρίᾱπος

Grammatical information: m.

Meaning: phallic god, protecting the gardens (Mosch., D. S. etc.; Boeot. Priaposherme end V^a, s. Nilsson Gr. Rel. 1, 594 n. 4).

Other forms: Ion. Πρίηπος.

Derivatives: Πριαπ- (Πριηπ-)ίσ-κος with -ισκωτός, -ίδιον, -ειος, -ήϊον, -ώδης, -ίζω with -ισμός, -ισταί (hell.).

Origin: Anat.

Etymology: As the god comes from northwest Asia Minor (cf. Πρίαπος town on the Propontis), the name is also no doubt Anatolian; lit. in Herter P.-W. 22, 1915. An IE etymology which must be rejected (by Osthoff Arch. f. Religionswiss. 7, 412ff.) is mentioned in Bq.

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