god Mentu

Title	God Of War
Cult Center	Hermonthis near Thebes
Gender	Male
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

Ancient god from Thebes

Because of the association of raging bulls with strength and war, Menthu 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

He was combined with the sun god Ra and seen as Mentu-Ra

By the 12th Dynasty, Mentu became subordinated to Amun

Considered by the Greeks to be a form of their war god, Ares