Khonsu

Khonsu
Khonsu in falcon form, adorned with the moon disk and crescent moon.
Name in hieroglyphs
Major cult centerThebes
Symbolthe moon disk, the sidelock, falcon, crook and flail, was-scepter
ParentsAmun and Mut

Khonsu (Ancient Egyptian: ḫnsw; also transliterated Chonsu, Khensu, Khons, Chons, Khonshu, or Konshu; Coptic: Ϣⲟⲛⲥ, romanized: Shons) is an ancient Egyptian god of the Moon. His name means 'traveller', and this may relate to the perceived nightly travel of the Moon across the sky. Along with Thoth, he marked the passage of time and is associated with baboons. Khonsu was instrumental in the creation of new life in all living creatures. At Thebes, he formed part of a family triad (the "Theban Triad") with Mut his mother and Amun his father.

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