Men Thu, Athena, Mars, Minerva, Hiemdahllar

Men Thu: A falcon headed God of the Egyptians named as Menthu, Montju, Minu'thi, Ment, Montu, Monto, Mentu, Mont or Month.

Was quite the warrior and male figure and commonly depicted with weapons of some kind in his hands and the head of a falcon, sometimes a bull headed man but both show the

circle over the head, signifying the sun. His name originally meant sunburn.

To say Menthu'hotep would be saying Menthu is satisfied and this same name was given to several different pharos to signify their great power. 

He was associated with virility, strength, endurance and ferocity in battle.

Men Thu was the Egyptian manly man setting the example for the local Egyptian tough guys, warriors and wannabe's.

Athena: Greek Athena was a warrior woman and you can't really mix those two without running into some identity crisis.

I'm not saying she wore plaid and had a crew cut but she inspired the tough female attitude for the day.

Being tough was important to the cultures of the day and wrestling each other was a common activity as a daily form of exercise for both men and women.

Around 2500 years ago a Greek philosopher wrote about the Egyptian equivalent of Athena called Neith so this warrior woman concept has long existed in each culture.

Yes Athena was a goddess of war but to start out she was more like the Red Cross or the Valkrye and then evolved to a more warrior like figure, battlefield medicine, evolving to

sciences, and in time trade and commerce.

Mars: We all know Mars the Roman warrior God. Here is one muscle bound god of war and conquest, rough tough and buff. Feeling far more at home on the battlefield than in the

garden. Probably would love the smell of napalm in the morning.

Mars was thought to have father the Roman population from the start so he must've really got around. 

He was worshipped by the Roman legions and his influence is obvious because he was what eventually evolved into the Catholic Church.

Evolving from the multitude of conquests of the Roman legion.

Sure it's from a pagan attitude but then again what isn't formed from pre-Christian or Paganism when it's over 2000 years old?

It's easy to mix up the thought of the planet Mars with the warrior God Mars but they hold the same field of influence in dealing with conquest, dominance, fury, war, battle,

vengeance, anger and terror. But Mars had a good side as well in protecting crops, cattle, representing the springtime and sexual prowess.

You've got to be a pretty strong influence if you want to get people to run head on into a battlefield situation and so honor, country and patriotism had a great deal to do with Mars as

well.

Minerva: This Roman goddess might surprise you as she shows up on the U.S. army's highest medal of achievement, the Medal of Honor.

She shows up on the Seal of California and has statues built for her all around the world.

Another tough and ballsy goddess of war often depicted in a plaid shirt and crew cut hanging out at the gay club knocking down shots of

tequila. (I'm kidding but you get the drift.) Minerva is very popular worldwide as an iconic female figure of power.

She's had tons of support by many nations for the commerce and trade association, I mean, in those days if you weren't trading with a nation you were trying to conquer them or stop

them from conquering you. So much like Athena when wartime was over she transferred to a trade association.

Heimdahllar: This Norse God is fabled to have fathered all warriors, peasants and workers.

He is known as the ultimate guard and guards the gates of the Gods. Sees for hundreds of miles and can hear hair and grass growing.

But one day he and Loki go at it and they end up killing each other. (Hope I didn't ruin the ending for you.)

He had teeth of gold and rode around on his horse carrying his horn to blow in case of approaching danger.

He was swift, keen, sharp, alert and one hell of a soldier. We'll all miss him.