PRIA´PUS
PRIA´PUS (
Πρίαπος: Eth.
Πριαπηνός), a town of Mysia on the Propontis, situated on a headland on the spur of Mount Pityus. Some said that it was a colony of Miletus, and others regarded it as a settlement of Cyzicus: it derived its name from its worship of the god Priapus.
It had a good harbour, and ruled over a territory which produced good wine. (
Strab. xiii. p.587;
Thuc. 8.107; Pomp. Mela, 1.19;
Plin. Nat. 4.24,
5.40;
Steph. B. sub voce Geogr. Rav. 2.18, 5.19; Arrian,
Arr. Anab. 1.12.7.) Ruins of Priapus still exist near
Karaboa. (Richter,
Wallfahrten, p. 425; Rasche,
Lex. Num. 4.1. p. 51.)
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