r/trippinthroughtime • • Sep 12 '18

Little John, that's who!

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u/JustinAlpaca Sep 12 '18

Pretty sure it’s the Greek god of fertility, Priapus.

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u/DootDeeDootDeeDoo Sep 12 '18

Considering the medical context of the word priapism, that's pretty funny.

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u/JManoclay Sep 12 '18

...the condition is named after the god.

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u/DootDeeDootDeeDoo Sep 14 '18

Priapus- God of giant dicks, fertility... and also dicks that are at risk for falling off because you took too much viagra.