Kiya Prince/Princess
Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 442 Location: Derby
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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Originally posted by Merytre-Hatshepsut
| Quote: | Monthu is the one shown behind pharaoh Tuthmosis IV on his chariot and guiding his hand in battle.
Not sure what the roles of the other two would have been. |
Yes Montu was was prominent before Amun came along but with the rise of the new Kingdom and the 17th/18th Dynasty, who came from an area where Amun was the local god, Amun rose to prominance as the supreme state god, a very rich one:-) |
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