Min ( Ancient Egyptian : mnw ), also called Menas , is an ancient Egyptian god whose cult originated in the predynastic period (4th millennium BCE). 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 .
25-806: [REDACTED] Look up MIN , Min , min , -min , or min. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Min or MIN may refer to: Places [ edit ] Fujian , also called Mǐn, a province of China Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian Min County , a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China Min River (Fujian) Min River (Sichuan) Mineola (Amtrak station) , station code MIN People [ edit ] Personal names [ edit ] Min (Korean surname) ,
50-509: A kamutef (the "bull of his mother" - a god who fathers himself with his own mother. The kamutf name is also used in reference to Horus-Min ). Min as an independent deity was also a kamutef of Isis. One of Isis's many places of cult throughout the valley was at Min's temple in Koptos as his divine wife. Min's shrine was crowned with a pair of bull horns. As the central deity of fertility and possibly orgiastic rites, Min became identified by
75-706: A Korean surname Min (surname) (闵/閔), a Chinese surname Min (Korean given name) , a Korean given name and name element Individuals with the name [ edit ] Min (Vietnamese singer) (born 1988) Min (Korean singer) (born 1991), South Korean singer, songwriter and actress Lee Min-young Min (treasurer) , ancient Egyptian official Min, Marquis of Jin (died 678 BC), Chinese monarch Empress Myeongseong (1851–1895), informally Queen Min, empress of Joseon Menes or Min (a spelling variant no longer accepted), an early Egyptian pharaoh Min Hogg (born 1939), British journalist and magazine editor Min,
100-655: A Korean surname Min (surname) (闵/閔), a Chinese surname Min (Korean given name) , a Korean given name and name element Individuals with the name [ edit ] Min (Vietnamese singer) (born 1988) Min (Korean singer) (born 1991), South Korean singer, songwriter and actress Lee Min-young Min (treasurer) , ancient Egyptian official Min, Marquis of Jin (died 678 BC), Chinese monarch Empress Myeongseong (1851–1895), informally Queen Min, empress of Joseon Menes or Min (a spelling variant no longer accepted), an early Egyptian pharaoh Min Hogg (born 1939), British journalist and magazine editor Min,
125-730: A Serbian company Abbreviation used in sports results for Minneapolis–Saint Paul ’s major professional sports teams Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball Minister (government) , commonly abbreviated Min. Minuth or Min,
150-422: A Serbian company Abbreviation used in sports results for Minneapolis–Saint Paul ’s major professional sports teams Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball Minister (government) , commonly abbreviated Min. Minuth or Min,
175-979: A character from Barney & Friends played by Pia Hamilton from 1992 to 1995 Min Hael Cassidy, a character from the 2021 animated TV series Dino Ranch Min Harper, a character in Slow Horses Elmindreda "Min" Farshaw , a character in the Wheel of Time fantasy series Groups of people [ edit ] Min Chinese speakers , a subgroup of Chinese peoples who speak Min Chinese Mountain Ok people or Min peoples, West Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea Computing and technology [ edit ] Mobile identification number Multistage interconnection networks ,
200-615: A character from Barney & Friends played by Pia Hamilton from 1992 to 1995 Min Hael Cassidy, a character from the 2021 animated TV series Dino Ranch Min Harper, a character in Slow Horses Elmindreda "Min" Farshaw , a character in the Wheel of Time fantasy series Groups of people [ edit ] Min Chinese speakers , a subgroup of Chinese peoples who speak Min Chinese Mountain Ok people or Min peoples, West Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea Computing and technology [ edit ] Mobile identification number Multistage interconnection networks ,
225-648: A class of high-speed computer networks Languages [ edit ] Min Chinese , a category of spoken Chinese Minangkabau language , ISO 639-2 code min , an Austronesian language, spoken by the Minangkabau of West Sumatra Measures [ edit ] Minimum , abbreviated min. Minute , abbreviated min., a unit of time Minute of arc , abbreviated min., a unit of angular measurement Other uses [ edit ] Min (god) , Egyptian god of reproduction Min (ship) , replica of an Ancient Egyptian ship Mašinska Industrija Niš , or MIN,
250-588: A class of high-speed computer networks Languages [ edit ] Min Chinese , a category of spoken Chinese Minangkabau language , ISO 639-2 code min , an Austronesian language, spoken by the Minangkabau of West Sumatra Measures [ edit ] Minimum , abbreviated min. Minute , abbreviated min., a unit of time Minute of arc , abbreviated min., a unit of angular measurement Other uses [ edit ] Min (god) , Egyptian god of reproduction Min (ship) , replica of an Ancient Egyptian ship Mašinska Industrija Niš , or MIN,
275-502: A type of heresy in Judaism Abbreviation for a mortgage identification number, an identifier created by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems See also [ edit ] Meen (disambiguation) Mina (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Min . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
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#1732758431662300-430: A type of heresy in Judaism Abbreviation for a mortgage identification number, an identifier created by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems See also [ edit ] Meen (disambiguation) Mina (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Min . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
325-556: Is depicted as an anthropomorphic male deity with a masculine body, covered in shrouds, wearing a crown with feathers , and often holding his erect penis in his left hand and a "flail" that is possibly a stylised form of flail (referring to his authority, or rather that of the Pharaohs) in his upward facing right hand. Around his forehead, Min wears a red ribbon that trails to the ground, claimed by some to represent sexual energy. The legs are bandaged because of his chthonic force, in
350-649: Is thought by some that they are pre-dynastic. Although not mentioned by name, a reference to "he whose arm is raised in the East" in the Pyramid Texts is thought to refer to Min. His importance grew in the Middle Kingdom when he became even more closely linked with Horus as the deity Min-Horus . By the New Kingdom he was also fused with Amun in the form of Min-Amun , who was also the serpent Irta ,
375-579: The coronation rites of the New Kingdom , when the Pharaoh was expected to sow his seed—generally thought to have been plant seeds. At the beginning of the harvest season, his image was taken out of the temple and brought to the fields in the festival of the departure of Min , the Min Festival , when they blessed the harvest, and played games naked in his honour, the most important of these being
400-530: The Greeks with the god Pan . One feature of Min worship was the wild prickly lettuce Lactuca serriola – the domestic version of which is Lactuca sativa ( lettuce ) – which has aphrodisiac and opiate qualities and produces latex when cut, possibly identified with semen . He also had connections with Nubia. However, his main centers of worship remained at Coptos and Akhmim ( Khemmis ). Male deities as vehicles for fertility and potency rose to prevalence at
425-491: The climbing of a huge (tent) pole. This four day festival is evident from the great festivals list at the temple of Ramses III at Medinet Habu . Cult and worship in the predynastic period surrounding a fertility god was based upon the fetish of fossilized belemnite . Later symbols widely used were the white bull, a barbed arrow, and a bed of lettuce , that the Egyptians believed to be an aphrodisiac . Egyptian lettuce
450-424: The cult of Min paid homage to the god as sterility was an unfavorable condition looked upon with sorrow. Concubine figurines, ithyphallic statuettes, and ex-voto phalluses were placed at entrances to the houses of Deir el-Medina to honor the god in hopes of curing the disability. Egyptian women would touch the penises of statues of Min in hopes of pregnancy, a practice still continued today. In Egyptian art , Min
475-404: The emergence of widespread agriculture. Male Egyptians would work in agriculture, making bountiful harvests a male-centered occasion. Thus, male gods of virility such as Osiris and Min were more developed during this time. Fertility was not associated with solely women, but with men as well, even increasing the role of the male in childbirth. As a god of male sexual potency, he was honoured during
500-583: The 💕 (Redirected from MIN ) [REDACTED] Look up MIN , Min , min , -min , or min. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Min or MIN may refer to: Places [ edit ] Fujian , also called Mǐn, a province of China Min Kingdom (909–945), a state in Fujian Min County , a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China Min River (Fujian) Min River (Sichuan) Mineola (Amtrak station) , station code MIN People [ edit ] Personal names [ edit ] Min (Korean surname) ,
525-402: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Min&oldid=1225524686 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages MIN From Misplaced Pages,
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575-683: The same manner as Ptah and Osiris. His skin was usually painted black, which symbolized the fertile soil of the Nile. In Hymn to Min it is said: Min, Lord of the Processions, God of the High Plumes, Son of Osiris and Isis , Venerated in Ipu... Min's wives were Iabet and Repyt (Repit). Isis is the mother of Min as well as his wife. There have been controversial suggestions, by authors such as British journalist Jonathan Margolis, that
600-471: Was centered around Coptos (Koptos) and Akhmim (Panopolis) of upper Egypt , where in his honour great festivals were held celebrating his "coming forth" with a public procession and presentation of offerings. His other associations include the eastern desert and links to the god Horus . Flinders Petrie excavated two large statues of Min at Qift which are now in the Ashmolean Museum and it
625-529: Was tall, straight, and released a milk-like sap when rubbed, characteristics superficially similar to the penis . Lettuce was sacrificially offered to the god, then eaten by men in an effort to achieve potency. Later pharaohs would offer the first fruits of harvest to the god to ensure plentiful harvest, with records of offerings of the first stems of sprouts of wheat being offered during the Ptolemaic period. Civilians who were not able to formally practice
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