ANHUR

   Egyptian god known to the Greeks as Onuris and considered a god of war. He is depicted as a bearded man wearing feathered plumes and carrying a spear. His principal place of worship was Thinis in the eighth nome of UpperEgypt, but he was also worshipped in combination with Shu at Sebennytos. Anhur’s wife was the lioness-headed goddess Mehit.

   See also Religion.