Bible Encyclopedias
Priapus

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

An ancient deity, the personification of the generating or fructifying power, and worshipped as the protector of flocks of sheep and goats, of bees, of the vine and other garden products; a worship known as the Priapus worship prevailed extensively all over the East.

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Priapus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/priapus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.