KHONS


Meaning of KHONS in English

or Khensu or Chons

Ancient Egyptian moon god.

He was the son of the god Amon and the goddess Mut . He was usually depicted as a young man wearing a lunar disk and a rearing cobra on his head. He was also associated with baboons and was sometimes equated with Thoth , another moon god. In the late New Kingdom ( 0441; 1100 BC) a major temple was built for Khons in the Karnak complex at Thebes.

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.      Краткая энциклопедия Британика.