Khonsu (Khensu, Khons)
Symbols: crescent moon, hawks, knife
Depiction: Khonsu is depicted as a man with the head of a hawk who wears the lunar disk. In some depictions, he is a child who wears the mark of youth, the side lock.
Mythology: Khonsu’s name comes from the ancient Egyptian word khens, which means to travel, to run, or to move about. An ancient deity, Khonsu is the son of Amon-Re and Mut. Khonsu is a moon-god, who was said to cause the crescent moon to shine, cattle to become fertile, women to conceive, and for the lungs of the people to fill with fresh air.
