Chons
/kɒnz/noun
An alternative English spelling of Khonsu, the ancient Egyptian moon god.
Did you know?Chons was associated with the moon’s changing phases and was worshiped in a major Theban triad alongside Amun and Mut.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Egyptian
Egyptian
Ḫnsw
“Khonsu or Chons, a lunar deity; the name is commonly connected with the idea of traveling or traversing.”
New Kingdom, c. 1550–1070 BCE
Egyptian
Ḫnsw
“The moon god worshiped at Thebes, often depicted as a youthful figure with a lunar crescent and disk.”
Ptolemaic Period, 305–30 BCE
Greek
Χονσῶς (Khonsōs)
“Greek rendering of the Egyptian deity’s name.”
Late Antiquity
Coptic/Greek
Chons
“A transliterated form used in modern Egyptological and classical references to the god.”
Modern English
English
Chons
“An alternate spelling of Khonsu, the ancient Egyptian moon deity.”