Montu facts for kids

Quick facts for kids

Montu, Monthu, Mentu or Menthu

Major cult center

Hermonthis, Thebes, Medamud, El-Tod

Symbol

Sun disk, feathers, weapons

Consort

Raet-Tawy, Tjenenyet, Iunit

Montu was a falcon-god of war in 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, despite being a Delta-native, astral deity.

Images for kids

A peculiar representation of the god Khonsu as Montu – in the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak.
Ptolemaic (4th/1st century BC) statue of Montu with bull's head, symbol of military valour. Louvre, Paris.
Pharaoh Ptolemy IV Philopator (222–204 BC) adoring Montu — in the "Place Of Truth" of Deir el-Medina.
Ruins of the Temple of Armant in a 19th-century photography.
A coarse stela representing the warrior-Pharaoh Senusret III (1878–1839 BC) in the presence of Montu. Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
Montu, as a griffin, on a ceremonial ax representing the warrior-Pharaoh Ahmose I (c. 1549–1524 BC) trampling an enemy.
Fragmentary lintel from the Temple of Montu in El-Tod, mentioning Montu, King Mentuhotep II and the goddess Satis. Louvre, Paris.
Ruins of the Temple of Montu in Armant, published in The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia — after a watercolour by David Roberts (1849).
Ruins of the Temple of Montu in Medamud.