Monthu

Image of god Monthu

Monthu is a god of war in Egyptian mythology. He is usually shown as a falcon-headed man with two long feathers and a sun disk.

Monthu's name can be written in English as Mont, Montu, Montju, or Menthu.

Montu had several partners, including the goddess Tenenet, the goddess Iunit, and a female form of Ra.

Monthu Media

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  A peculiar representation of the god Khonsu as Montu – in the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak.

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  Mentuhotep II, devotee of Montu – from his mortuary temple in Deir el-Bahari.

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  Pharaoh Ptolemy IV Philopator (222–204 BC) adoring Montu — in the "Place Of Truth" of Deir el-Medina.

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  Ruins of the Temple of Armant in a 19th-century photography.

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  Relief of Menthu in Medamud

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  Statue of Montu, 664-332 BCE.

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  Relief on the back wall of the Ptolemaic Pronaos of the Month Temple of el-Tod

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  A coarse stela representing the warrior-Pharaoh Senusret III (1878–1839 BC) in the presence of Montu. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

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  Montu, as a griffin, on a ceremonial ax representing the warrior-Pharaoh Ahmose I (c. 1549–1524 BC) trampling an enemy.