It’s hard not to be impressed by the pair of sexual gods, Baubo and Priapus
Baubo (Ancient Greek: Βαυβώ) is an old woman in Greek mythology which appears particularly in the myths of the early Orphic religion. Known as the goddess of mirth, she is depicted as bawdy and sexually liberated, and is said to have jested with Demeter when that god was mourning the loss of her daughter, Persephone.
In The Greek Myths (1955), Robert Graves writes that when the disguised Demeter was the guest of King Celeus in Eleusis, the king's lame maid Iambe:
... tried to console Demeter wi...
Priapus was represented with a hugely oversized penis. Greek and Roman statues tended to have small penes, but images of Priapus, Mercury Hermes (sometimes) and Satyrs tended to have huge ones, as if to compensate. Images of Priapus appeared in gardens as scarecrows. This may seem absurd, but I do believe there was a reason behind it, which I hope to write about someday.
In Greek mythology, Priapus (/praɪˈeɪpəs/; Ancient Greek: Πρίαπος, Príapos) is a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens and male genitalia. Priapus is marked by his oversized, permanent erection, which gave rise to the medical term priapism. He became a popular figure in Roman erotic art and Latin literature, and is the subject of the often humorously obscene collection of verse called the Priapeia.
Priapus was described in varying sources as the son of Aphrodi...
So many lovely gods. And, yes, gargoyles count.
Ouch! The pain!
They only think they’re gods.
Colibri:
I rather like Cloacina, the goddess of the Cloaca Maxima, the Roman sewer system, who you might try praying to when your plumbing backs up.
Sounds good.
She’s rather large for this thread, but I’ll make an exception for cats.
I went looking for him. Google won’t let go of tinnitus. Is he new?
I’m looking forward to it.
Thanks, guys. I’m really enjoying this.
DPRK
May 12, 2020, 5:14pm
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A relation of the Porcelain God?
It says eg here that Cloacina (ie “the purifier”) was an appellation of Venus, or at least someone at some point thought so.
DPRK
May 12, 2020, 5:21pm
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You realise that’s a joke?
*Lycus: This I swear by the great Necrophytes, god of pimps, panderers and go-betweens.
[Exits scene, returns]
Lycus: A new god, but a very hard worker!*
Mirtha
May 12, 2020, 6:31pm
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Legal Tender god - her trustworthiness varies
You never can tell with gods.
For example:
silenus:
*Lycus: This I swear by the great Necrophytes, god of pimps, panderers and go-betweens.
[Exits scene, returns]
Lycus: A new god, but a very hard worker!*
I’m pretty sure this god is new - and well named.
LH75
May 15, 2020, 9:02pm
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Edisia is the Roman goddess of feasting.
Civil_Guy:
Um, Pomona is bigger here in California than in New York, probably. She’s the goddess featured on the state’s shield, recognized as the goddess of harvests, not just flowers. Oh yeah, there’s also a local city named Pomona.
I should have said “flowers and fruit orchards, respectively.” Obviously Flora is the demigoddess of flowers, and of spring. Pomona represents “fruitful abundance.”
Pomona (/pəˈmoʊnə/ ⓘ, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Latin: [poːˈmoːna]) was a goddess of fruitful abundance and plenty in ancient Roman religion and myth. Her name comes from the Latin word pomum, "fruit", specifically orchard fruit.
Pomona was said to be a wood nymph. Pomona does not have a clear counterpart in Greek mythology, ...
CalMeacham:
It’s hard not to be impressed by the pair of sexual gods, Baubo and Priapus
Baubo - Wikipedia
Any relation to the the Torso-Face monster in this German Woodcut?
Do obscure small time demons count? I am fond of Titivillus , the demon responsible for typos and Šulak , the toilet demon.
mbh
May 16, 2020, 2:46pm
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That is a Blemmye . Also from Greco-Roman myth, but not really connected.
I didn’t remeber if she was a god or not and looked it up and she was apparently wasn’t, just a god’s Special Friend, but I quite like Ina from the Cook Islands , who convinced a shark to give her a ride, then peed on it and bopped it on the head with a coconut.
