\b0 Son of \b \cf4 \ATXht10 Dionysus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and \b \cf4 \ATXht2 Aphrodite\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . To punish his mo
ther for her flirtatiousness, \b \cf4 \ATXht3 Hera\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 gave Priapus a monstrous appearance, with the markedly phallic characteristics for which he is famous. He was considered a divinity of fertility.