I’m trying to find the Egyptian aspect of Ares/Mars and the ones I came across are Horus and Montu but does anybody know which god is his Egyptian counterpart?
Sobek perhaps? Though I don’t believe there to be a direct absorption as was the case with Bast/Selene/Artemis or with Isis/Aphrodite.
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Definitely not Horus imo.
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Maahes (also spelled in Greek: Mihos, Miysis, Mios, Maihes, or Mahes) (Greek: Μαχές, Μιχός, Μίυσις, Μίος, or Μάιχες) was an ancient Egyptian lion-headed god of war, whose name means "he who is true beside her". He was seen as the son of the Creator god Ptah, as well as the feline goddess (Bast in Lower Egypt or Sekhmet in Upper Egypt) whose nature he shared. Maahes was a deity associated with war, protection, and weather, as well as that of knives, ...
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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. Montu's name, shown in Egyptian hieroglyphs to the right, is te...
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In early Egyptian mythology, Anhur (also spelled Onuris, Onouris, An-Her, Anhuret, Han-Her, Inhert) was a god of war who was worshipped in the Egyptian area of Abydos, and particularly in Thinis. Myths told that he had brought his wife, Mehit, who was his female counterpart, from Nubia, and his name reflects this—it means (one who) leads back the distant one.
One of his titles was Slayer of Enemies. Anhur was depicted as a bearded man wearing a rob...
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Sobek was a Crocodile headed god but non of Ares’s aspects are associated with Reptiles
@itsnathanm7 yes I doubted about Horus being him as well but about the other ones you mentioned I’ve seen them too but I need confirmation for which one he is
Anassa
August 5, 2018, 7:18am
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There is non. You’ll have to pick one of the others, personally I’d vote for Maahes.
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