Khons
/kɒnz/noun
An alternative English form of Khonsu, the ancient Egyptian lunar deity associated with travel and the passage of time.
Did you know?Khons was often depicted as a mummiform god wearing a lunar crescent and disk, reflecting the Moon’s visible cycle and its ancient association with timekeeping.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Egyptian
Egyptian
Ḫnsw
“Khonsu, a lunar god whose name is connected with traveling or crossing”
New Kingdom
Egyptian
Ḫnsw
“A divine figure associated with the Moon, time, and the nightly journey across the sky”
Ptolemaic Period
Greek
Χονσοῦς (Khonsous)
“Greek rendering of the Egyptian god’s name”
Late Antiquity
Coptic
Khensou
“Coptic form of the lunar deity’s name”
19th Century
English
Khonsu / Khons
“Egyptological and English forms used for the ancient Egyptian Moon god”
Modern English
English
Khons
“A variant form of Khonsu, the Egyptian lunar deity”