Montu

Montu
Montu is usually depicted as a falcon-headed man, adorned with two tall plumes on a sun disk.
Name in hieroglyphs
Major cult centerHermonthis, Thebes, Medamud, El-Tod
ConsortRaet-Tawy, Tjenenyet, Iunit, or Satet

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.

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