TYPE: Local god of war
ORIGIN: Egyptian
INFORMATION: Worshiped in and around the district of Thebes in Upper Egypt. He is known from circa 2000 BCE and possibly earlier, but came to special prominence overseeing the aggressive posture of Theban kings from the XI to XVIII Dynasty (2133-1320 BCE). Montu is depicted in human form but with a falcon's head surmounted by twin plumes, a sun disc and the uraeus (cobra). At some stage, probably as Month (Greek), he became identified with a sacred bull, Buchis.