The Making of A God

This is the story of a man named Min. He was just like any other mortal man who lived in Luxor, long, long ago. One day, the men of Luxor needed to go to war, so they all left, except Min, who...one supposes, was left to protect the women. The men fought hard in battle & when the day came for them to leave the battlefield, they were fewer in number, but eager to return to their home. On arrival however, they discovered that all of their wives were rather obviously pregnant! As they had been away so long, there was only one possibility as to whom had done the deed with their wives! As you can imagine, they were furious & they sought to punish Min significantly. Min begged them to understand, that he had impregnated all of their wives for the good of the village. Believing all the men to be dead, he felt that the least he could do was ensure the future of their people! The men did not accept this as an excuse, in fact they were angered by it & decided to chop off one arm & one leg & leave him out in the desert to die. Time past, & a population of healthy babies were born. The priest in the temple were impressed by this one man's fertility, & saw a golden opportunity. They let it be known that such fertility could only be produced by a god, therefore they encouraged people to sacrifice to Min, to make shrines to him & to honor him....bringing wealth & power to themselves, the priests, in the process. That is why Min is represented as a man with one arm missing & a rather large, clearly fertile, erect penis!!