Men (deity)
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title:
Men (deity)
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Mēn was a lunar god worshipped in the western interior parts of Anatolia. He is attested in various localized variants, such as Mēn Askaenos in Antioch in Pisidia, or Mēn Pharnakou at Ameria in Pontus. Mēn was probably a Phrygian deity, associated with the local descendant of the Hitto-Luwian moon god Arma (deity), and is often found in association with Persianate elements, especially with the goddess Anahita.
Lunar symbolism dominates his iconography. The god is usually shown with the horns of
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Lunar god worshipped in Anatolia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_(deity)
date created:
2004-06-19T06:19:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T23:13:09Z
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