what is hymen god
by W. Richard McNally. Hymen or Hymenaeus was the god of marriage and the marriage feast or song. He is often depicted with a marriage feast torch in his hand. This god was the son of Aphrodite by Dionysus and therefore the full brother of Priapus.His attributes are referred to in the opening sections of Homer's Iliad as well as playing a part in Virgil's Aeneid.He is a character in both As You Like It and The Tempest by Shakespeare.e is often depicted with a marriage feast torch in his hand. This god was the son of Aphrodite by Dionysus and therefore the full brother of Priapus.