Priapos is the son of Dionysus and the nymph Chione or Aphrodite. He could be also a son of Hermes, as you can see there is no final decision. He was the god of fertility and raised up in the city of Lampsakos. Its said that he was also the founder of this city. He also got adore as the god of the flora and the sexual desire.

He had an enormous penis with which he could logically reproduce himself but also punish. The penis personify him as the god of life and creation.