Egyptian Mythology
- Anhur, god of war
- Ankt, goddess of war, possibly originating from Asia Minor
- Bast, goddess associated with war, protection of Lower Egypt and the pharaoh, the sun, perfumes, ointments and embalming
- Horus, god of the king, the sky, war and protection
- Maahes, lion-headed god of war
- Menhit, goddess of war, "she who massacres"
- Monthu, falcon-headed god of war, valor and the sun
- Neith, goddess of creation, hunting and the dead; associated with war
- Satis, deification of the floods of the Nile River and an early war, hunting, and fertility goddess
- Sekhmet, goddess of warfare, pestilence and the desert
- Set, god of chaos, associated with war
- Sopdu, god of the scorching heat of the summer sun, associated with war
- Wepwawet, wolf-god of war and death who later became associated with Anubis and the afterlife
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