Men
Phrygian · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Anatolian/Phrygian male moon-god of months, time and fate; shown with a crescent behind his shoulders, foot on a bull's head, attended by bulls and lions.
Domains
- moon
- time and fate
Powers
- Preside over the lunar months and their cycles
Epithets
- Μὴν Ἀσκαηνός 'Men of Askaia' — the great Anatolian moon-god's cult-title at Antioch-in-PisidiaStrabo 12.3.31; 12.8.14 (primary)
- Μὴν Τύραννος 'Men the Sovereign' — cult-title attested in Attic and Anatolian dedicationsCCCA (Corpus Cultus Iovis Sabazii / Men dedications) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Lane, Corpus Monumentorum Religionis Dei Menis (1971-1978) (secondary)