Mentu

	Title	God Of War
	Cult Center	Hermonthis near Thebes
	Gender	Male
	Father	Amun
	Mother	Mut
	Patron - Dominion	Military success Lord of Thebes
	Dedicated temples	Temple of Mentu at Medamud
	Appearance	Wore two plumes on his head Carried various weapons including Spears, bows, arrows, and knives Falcon head Bull head
	Greek equivalent	Ares the war god
	Cult	- Ancient god from Thebes - He was originally combined with the sun god Ra and seen as Mentu- Ra - Because of the association of raging bulls with strength and war, Mentu was sometimes depicted as a white bull with a black face, - In the 11th Dynasty Mentuhotep praised him in his military task to reunite Egypt, and his cult flourished - Egypt's great military leaders called themselves the sons of Mentu - By the 12th Dynasty, Mentu became son of Amun

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