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| 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
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