In (ethno-)linguistics, the Min tongues are spoken by people mainly in China and Southeast Asia. See the article Min (linguistics).


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