page_title: Montu
section_title: Temples
hierarchical_section_title: Montu / Temples
caption_attribution_description: Menthu and Ptolemy IV. The Place of Truth, Deir el Medina.
context_page_description: Montu was a falcon-god of war in ancient Egyptian religion, an embodiment of the conquering vitality of the pharaoh. He was particularly worshipped in Upper Egypt and in the district of Thebes.
  [Ramesses II] whom victory was foretold as he came from the womb,
  Whom valor was given while in the egg,
  Bull firm of heart as he treads the arena,
  Godly king going forth like Montu on victory day.
  — from the Bentresh stela
caption: Pharaoh Ptolemy IV Philopator (222–204 BC) adoring Montu — in the "Place Of Truth" of Deir el-Medina.
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