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The sanctuary of Montu is located
in the temple complex of Karnak, near Luxor. Montu is considered
as the son of Amun and Mut who was previously Khonsu and along
the mythology he became Montu. Montu is the Egyptian god of
sport and war. Montu was a falcon-god worshipped mainly in the
region of Thebes. In the early Theban history, Montu was a
popular god. The symbol of Montu was represented by a falcon
headed man with two plumes on his head and had sun disc. The
meaning of Montu, which also be written “Monthu” is nomad.
Karnak is a complex with ruins of temples which considered as
one of the most visited place of Egypt. The ancient Egyptian
called the temple of Karnak Ipet Isut meaning “Most Select of
Places”. The great temple in the middle of Karnak is so huge,
the hypostyle hall has one hundred and thirty four columns and
considered until now the largest religious building in the whole
world. The city of ruined temples has been built over 2000 years
and was dedicated to Amun, a popular deity for the Egyptian. At
first Amun was represented as a goose and later on as ram. Along
the avenue that leads to the first pylon there are ram headed
sphinxes. |
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