Montu

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Montu is an ancient Egyptian war god, often depicted as a falcon-headed man, associated with strength, valor, and the sun.

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Label Occurrences
Montu canonical 3
Montu (Egyptian war god) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian deity
solar deity
war god
associatedAnimal bull
falcon
associatedWith kingship
strength
the sun
valor
war
consort Iunyt
Raettawy
Rattawy
Tjenenyet
culture ancient Egyptian religion
depictedAs falcon-headed man
man with falcon head wearing a sun disk and two plumes
epithet Bull of the Ennead
Lord of Armant
Lord of Medamud
Lord of Strength
Lord of Thebes
Lord of Tod
equatedWith Ra in his warlike aspect
gender male
hasAspect Ra-Horakhty
surface form: Montu-Ra
influenced royal titulary emphasizing martial prowess
majorCultCenter Armant
Medamud
Thebes
Tod
mythologicalRole embodiment of raging heat of the sun in battle
notableDepiction shown wielding multiple weapons and wearing a double plume crown with sun disk
region Upper Egypt
role patron of warriors
personification of the king’s martial power
protector of the pharaoh in battle
symbol curved sword
falcon
sun disk
temple Temple of Montu at Armant
Temple of Montu at Karnak complex
Temple of Montu at Armant
surface form: Temple of Montu at Medamud

Temple of Montu at Tod
weapon khopesh
worshippedBy Egyptian pharaohs as a war patron
worshipPeriod Late Period of Egypt
surface form: Late Period of ancient Egypt

Middle Kingdom of Egypt
surface form: Middle Kingdom

New Kingdom of Egypt
surface form: New Kingdom

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amun syncretizedWith Montu
Montu namedAfter Montu
this entity surface form: Montu (Egyptian war god)