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Monthu
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Montu was a falcon-god of war in the ancient Egyptian religion, an embodiment of the conquering vitality of the pharaoh. He was particularly worshipped in Upper Egypt and in the district of Thebes.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Egyptian
- Deity.name
- Montu
- Deity.image
- Montu.svg
- Deity.hiero
- mn:n:T-w
- Deity.cult_center
- Hermonthis, Thebes, Medamud, El-Tod
- Deity.consort
- Raet-Tawy, Tjenenyet, Iunit, or Satet
- Deity.caption
- Montu is usually depicted as a falcon-headed man, adorned with two tall plumes on a sun disk.
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- Montu.svg
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- Montu
- name in hiero markup
- mn:N35:T-w
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10 sectionsContents
- Name
- Role and characteristics
- Montu and the pharaohs at war
- Temples
- Medamud
- Armant
- Karnak and Uronarti
- Gallery
- References
- Bibliography
Montu was a falcon-god of war in the ancient Egyptian religion, an embodiment of the conquering vitality of the pharaoh. He was particularly worshipped in Upper Egypt and in the district of Thebes.
== Name == Montu's name, shown in Egyptian hieroglyphs to the right, is technically transcribed as mntw (meaning "Nomad"). Because of the difficulty in transcribing Egyptian vowels, it is often realized as Mont, Monthu, Montju, Ment or Menthu.