Egyptomania

Khonsu, Chons, or Khons is the god of the moon and the god of time in ancient Egypt. As a lunar god, Khonsu is associated with the other lunar god, Thot. He is originally part of the triad with Amun and Mut. He is the child of the union between the air and the sky. He was primarily worshipped at Thebes. In the north, he was considered the son of Ptah and Sekhmet. At the Greco-Roman Kom-Ombo Temple, Khonsu is the son of Sobek and Hathor . He has his own temple at the Karnak Complex. It is from there that his statue was transported, during the Thebian New Year Festival,  to join his parents at the Luxor Temple. Khonsu's Name  There has been a dispute about the meaning of his name. Some scholars suggested that it represented the royal placenta. It is more accepted that Khonsu is derived from the hieroglyphs for "wanderer" or "traveller". ( hns ) means to travel or to cross, referring to the journey of the moon through the sky. Khonsu's Appearance He is usually