UThixo wokuzala phakathi kwamaGrike

U-Priapus ungunkulunkulu wokuzala phakathi kwamaGrike. Kukho iinguqulelo ezininzi ezichaza ukuba ngubani na abazali bakhe. Ngokuqhelekileyo banamathele ekutshintsheni kukaDionysus ukuba nguyise, kwaye uAphrodite wayengunina. UHera akazange amthande u-Aphrodite aze amjezise ngenxa yokungabi mthethweni, wathinta isisu sakhe, okwabangela ukwandisa kwizitho zangasese zomntwana. Emva kokuzalwa, efumene isiphako kumntwana, uAphrodite wamshiya waza wamshiya ehlathini. Njengonyana kaDionysus, i-Priapus yayithathwa njengophawu lomntu kunye nobunye bokufa nobomi.

Yintoni eyaziwa ngoothixo onzala kwiGrisi lasendulo?

Inani elikhulu leengcamango malunga ne-Priapus lidibene neesile, ekugqibeleni yaba yilwanyana yakhe engcwele kunye nomqondiso wokukhanga. Ngokomzekelo, xa unothixo wokuvelisa unqwenele ukukhuphisana nale silwanyana, ngubani kubo onomzimba wesini eside. Le ngqungquthela ineenguqulelo ezimbini, kuxhomekeke kulowo ophumelele kumncintiswano. Ngokwahlukileyo okuchazwe apho i-Priap ilahlekile empini, ekugqibeleni yabulala imbongolo, eyaba yilwanyana engcwele kwaye enye yeenkwenkwezi esibhakabhakeni. Kukho omnye umxholo apho unqulo lwangaphambili lwamaGrisi lokuzala luye lwagqiba isigqibo sokudlwengula iWest elalayo emthendelekweni onothixo, kodwa ngexesha elibaluleke kakhulu imbongolo yakhala kwaye yabanjwa. Ukususela ngelo xesha u-Priap wayezondayo ezi zilwanyana kwaye zenziwa ngumbingelelo kuye.

Ekuqaleni, i-Priap yayicingwa njenge-Asia Minor ubunyana kwaye kuphela kwixesha eliqhelekileyo eyayibizwa ngokuba yiGrisi. Kanye kunye nenkolo yeAphrodite, unqulo luka Priapus lwadlulela e-Italy, apho waqatshelwa khona ngonkulunkulu ozala u-Mutin. Ngokuqhelekileyo, wayebhekwa njengobuthixo obungaphantsi kwaye wayemphatha ngokungahloneli. Ngokuqhelekileyo eGrisi, unkulunkulu okhulisayo wayebonakaliswa njengentlonelo enentloko ebomvu kunye neyona ephakamileyo phallus. Emva kwexesha elithile, i-Priapas yaqala ukubhekwa njengesiqhamo sezidiliya, iintsimi, izityalo zezilwanyana kunye nezinambuzane, ngoko ke amanani akhe abekwe kufuphi nabo. AmaGrike ayekholelwa ukuba unokusongela amasela. Ngaba amanani amaninzi avela enkuni okanye ebumba. Kwintsimi yaseAsia Minor kwakukho inani elikhulu le-stele ngendlela ye-phallus.

Ngomdwebo, unkulunkulu wasendulo ozala u-Priap wayebonakaliswa njengendoda ehamba. Iintlobo zengubo zembethe i-phallus eyakhayo. Ekufuphi kwakuqhele ukuba idonki ekhwaza iboniswe. EGrisi, kubonakala intlobo yee-poapic imbongi. Iingqokelela ezincinane zale mibongo zabizwa ngokuba yi "Priapes". Ubuqholi benkulunkulu wokuzala baqhubeka behlala eGrisi ixesha elide, nangona emva kokumkelwa kobuKristu, nangona icawa kuzo zonke iindlela ezinokuzama ukuzikhusela.