It lies deep to gluteus maximus. It is a powerful muscles supplied by
the superior gluteal nerve
(L4,5 S1).
Gluteus medius and gluteus minimus arise from the
ilium.
Their origins lie between the posterior
and anterior
gluteal lines
(gluteus medius) and the anterior and
inferior gluteal lines (gluteus minimus). Both muscles insert onto the greater trochanter of the femur
.