In
Egyptian mythology,
Min was an ancient fertility
god, and the patron of traveling caravans. As a god of male sexual potency, he was honored during the coronation rites of the
New Kingdom[?] Pharoahs. Festivals in his honor included offerings of
wheat and
lettuce (an
aphrodisiac). He was a son or lover of
Isis.
In art, Min was depicted as wearing a crown with feathers and holding his penis, erect, in his left hand while holding a flail[?] in his right.