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Montu

deity sky ancient Egypt single tradition · 16

Montu is a falcon-headed god. He was considered the consort of the goddess Tjenenyet since the 11th dynasty. Both were once considered the parents of Harpara-pa-khered, a synchretized child form of the deities Ra and Horus.

↻ synthesized from 16 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested since the 11th dynasty.

Relationships

co occurs with
Amun-Ra, Montu-Ra-Horakhty, Amunet, Raet-tawy, Amun Re, Horus Ankh-mesut, Khonshu, Ra-Horakhty, Ptah-Sokar, Anuket, Heket, Buchis bull, Nefertem, Heru-ur, Im-ho-tep, Zeus Ammon, Jupiter Ammon, Re-Harakhty, Behdet, Ba-sa-en-Mut, Ta-nesh<et>, Amaunet, Gherke, Amon Ra, Kokou the Ever-Burning, Exu, Mut, Eye of Ra, Meretseger, Horus, Sobek, Ra, Aten, Aker, Osiris, Khnum, Maahes, Set, Thoth, Khepri, Bes, Geb, Onuris, Shu, Apis, Bennu, Min, Atum, Amun, Ptah, Anubis, Sekhmet, Bast
consort of
Tjenenyet, Hathor, Raet, Satis, Iunit, Hathor-Raettawy
parent of
Harpara-pa-khered
allied with
Harpocrates, Raet
sibling of
Khonshu
syncretized with
Montu-Ra
manifested by
Montu-Ra, Horus of the Strong Arm, Buchis
has aspect
Montu of Thebes, Montu of Armant, Montu of Medamud, Montu of El-Tod, Buchis
enemy of
Hedjhotep
served by
Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu, Buchis

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Mentioned by

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Sources

wikipedia (16)
  1. Tjenenyet
  2. Amun
  3. Hathor
  4. Raet-Tawy
  5. Abgig obelisk
  6. List of Egyptian deities
  7. Meretseger
  8. Satis (goddess)
  9. Montu
  10. Sebeg
  11. Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
  12. Amun-Ra
  13. Precinct of Amun-Re
  14. Zeus Ammon
  15. Stele of Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu
  16. Khonshu (Marvel Comics)

Source passages

“During the New Kingdom, Raet-tawy was the primary consort of Montu in Karnak, Medamud, and Tod, while Tjenenyet and Iunit were worshipped in Armant. In addition to the gods of Heliopolis, several other deities from the Theban region were included, such as Montu, Horus, Hathor, Sobek, Tjenenyet, and Iunit.”

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“With the 11th Dynasty (c. 21st century BC), Amun rose to the position of patron deity of Thebes by replacing Montu.”

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“the male god of the temple, her mythological consort Montu, whose son she will bear.”

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“Raet was also considered a wife of Montu, and she formed a triad with him and Harpocrates in Medamud.”

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“Horus Ankh-mesut, Two Ladies Ankh-mesut, king of Upper and Lower Egypt Kheper-ka-ra, beloved of Montu, lord of Thebes [...]"”

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