Min (god)

Min
Min
	The dark-skinned fertility god Min, with an erect penis and a "flail"
Name in hieroglyphs
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Major cult center	Qift, Akhmim
Symbol	the lettuce, the phallus, the bull, the belemnite
Parents	Isis
Consort	Iabet ; Repyt ; Isis
Equivalents
Greek	Pan, 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.

^ 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.
^ "Min". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 2020. Retrieved 2024-09-01.

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[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.

[Min-3] "Min". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 2020. Retrieved 2024-09-01.

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