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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.
A peculiar representation of the god Khonsu as Montu – in the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak. In Egyptian art, Montu was depicted as a falcon-headed or bull-headed man, with his head surmounted by the solar disk (because of his conceptual link with Ra [2]) with either a double or singular uraeus, [8] [9] and two feathers. The falcon was a symbol ...
The Temple of Khonsu is an ancient Egyptian temple. It is located within the large Precinct of Amun-Re at Karnak , in Luxor , Egypt . [ 1 ] The edifice is an example of an almost complete New Kingdom temple , and was originally constructed by Ramesses III on the site of an earlier temple. [ 2 ]
Khnum – A Ram god, the patron deity of Elephantine, who was said to control the Nile flood and give life to gods and humans [16] Khonsu – A Moon god, son of Amun and Mut [17] Maahes – A Lion god, son of Bastet [18] [19] [6] Montu – A god of war and the Sun, worshiped at Thebes [20]
Khonsu: Egyptian: The god of the moon. A story tells that Ra (the sun God) had forbidden Nut (the Sky goddess) to give birth on any of the 360 days of the calendar. In order to help her give birth to her children, Thoth (the god of wisdom) played against Khonsu in a game of senet.
The group consisted of Amun, his consort Mut and their son Khonsu. [1] [2] They were favored by both the 18th and 25th Dynasty. At the vast Karnak Temple Complex, these gods constituted the primary objects of worship. Other temples and shrines also exist throughout Egypt, such as the one at Deir el-Hagar, close to the Dakhla Oasis. [3]
The Theban Tomb TT31 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor.It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official Khonsu, who was First Prophet of Menkheperre (Thutmose III), during the 19th Dynasty [2] or 20th Dynasty.
The goddess Mut is the wife and consort of the god Amun-Ra. She was also known as the Mother Goddess, Queen of the Goddesses, and Lady of Heaven. [1] Mut was the Egyptian sky goddess and her symbols were the vulture, lioness and the crown of Uraeus (rearing cobra). She was the mother of Khonsu, the god of the moon.