Montu

Montu
Montu
	Montu is usually depicted as a falcon-headed man, adored with two tall plumes on a sun disk.
Name in hieroglyphs
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Major cult center	Hermonthis, Thebes, Medamud, El-Tod
Consort	Raet-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.^[1] He was particularly worshipped in Upper Egypt and in the district of Thebes.^[2]

[Ramesses II] whom victory was foretold as he came from the womb,
Whom valor was given while in the egg,
Bull firm of heart as he treads the arena,
Godly king going forth like Montu on victory day.
— from the Bentresh stela^[3]

^ Hart, George, A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, Routledge, 1986, ISBN 0-415-05909-7. p. 126.
^ Rachet, Guy (1994). Dizionario della civiltà egizia. Rome: Gremese Editore. ISBN 88-7605-818-4. p. 208.
^ Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature. Volume III: Late Period, University of California Press, 1980. p. 91. ISBN 0-520-04020-1.

[:2-1] Hart, George, A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, Routledge, 1986, ISBN 0-415-05909-7. p. 126.

[:0-2] Rachet, Guy (1994). Dizionario della civiltà egizia. Rome: Gremese Editore. ISBN 88-7605-818-4. p. 208.

[3] Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature. Volume III: Late Period, University of California Press, 1980. p. 91. ISBN 0-520-04020-1.

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