Montu - The Warrior God

Montu - The Warrior God

by Günther Eichhorn

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Montu was a Sun God and a Warrior God. He was shown as a man with a falcon head like Horus, but with two plumes and a Sun disk on his head. He was later associated with Ra as Ra Montu. Montu's worship survived for many years into Greek times. He was eventually considered by the Greek as a form of the war God Aries.

Egypt 0140 Relief of Montu (right), and Atum (left), and the Pharaoh Rameses II (center) in the Karnak Temple in Luxor. (694k) Egypt 0600 Relief of Montu (center) and Amun Ra (left, holding the Was scepter), with a Pharaoh (right) in the Luxor Temple. (366k) Egypt 0668 Close-up of Montu in the Luxor Temple. (362k)


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