Montu
Celestial Origin : Canis Major
Associated: War
Patheon: Kemetic/Kushite

Cult Center: The Temple complex of Montu in Medamud,
the great Karnak Temple Complex, north of the monumental Temple of Amun, King Amenhotep III
Period of Worship: 2000 bce, perhaps older
Depicted” in human form with a falcons head.

Became identified with the Bracis bull
Montu was a falcon-god of war in 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, despite being a Delta-native, astral deity.[2]

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