Cupid inspired desire; the imported god Priapus represented gross or humorous lust; Mutunus Tutunus promoted marital sex. The god Liber (understood as the "Free One") oversaw physiological responses during sexual intercourse. When a male assumed the "toga virilis", "toga of manhood," Liber became his patron; according to the love poets, he left behind the innocent modesty "(pudor)" of childhood and acquired the sexual freedom "(libertas)" to begin his course of love. A host of deities oversaw every aspect of intercourse, conception, and childbirth.