Min (god)

Min
The dark-skinned fertility god Min, with an erect penis and a "flail"
Name in hieroglyphs
R22
R12
C8
Major cult centerQift, Akhmim
Symbolthe lettuce, the phallus, the bull, the belemnite
ParentsIsis
ConsortIabet
Repyt
Isis
Equivalents
GreekPan, Priapus

Min (Ancient Egyptian: mnw),[1] also called Menas,[a] is an ancient Egyptian god whose cult originated in the predynastic period (4th millennium BCE).[2] He was represented in many different forms, but was most often represented in male human form, shown with an erect penis which he holds in his right hand and an upheld left arm holding a flail.

  1. ^ Allen, James (2014). Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 493. ISBN 978-1-107-66328-2.
  2. ^ "Min". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 2020. Retrieved 2024-09-01.


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