Information about Chons

Khonshu directs here, for the comic book character, owned by Marvel Comics, see Khonshu (Marvel Comics)

Khons also directs here; for Khon'' (Thai: โขน), classic theatre and dance of Thailand, see Dance of Thailand#Khon

In Egyptian mythology, Chons (alternately Chonsu, Khensu, Khons, Khonsu or Khonshu) is an ancient lunar deity, from before formal structure was given to a . His name reflects the fact that the Moon (referred to as Iah in Egyptian) travels across the night sky, for it means The Wanderer, and also had the titles Embracer, Pathfinder, and Defender, as he was thought to watch over night travelers. As the god of light in the night, Chons was invoked to protect against wild animals, increase male virility, and to aid with healing. It was said that when Chons caused the crescent moon to shine, women conceived, cattle became fertile, and all nostrils and every throat was filled with fresh air.

Chonsu
in hieroglyphs

Chons can also be understood to mean king's placenta, and consequently in early times, he was considered to slay the king's (i.e. the pharaoh's) enemies, and extract their innards for the king's use, metaphorically creating something resembling a placenta for the king. This bloodthirsty aspect leads him to be referred to, in such as the Pyramid texts, as the (one who) lives on hearts. He also became associated with more literal placentas, becoming seen as a deification of the royal placenta, and so a god involved with childbirth.

Khensu of Thebes
The "Maker" of men's destinies –
Chonsu-pa-âri-sekher-em-"Uas-t"
in hieroglyphs

Chons gradually replaced the war-god Menthu as the son of Mut in Theban thought during the Middle Kingdom, because the pool at the temple of Mut was in the shape of a crescent moon. The father who had adopted Chons was thought to be Amun, who had already been changed into a more significant god by the rise of Thebes, and had had his wife changed to Mut. As these two were both considered extremely benign deities, Menthu gradually lost his more aggressive aspects.

In art, Chons was depicted as a child with the head of a hawk, wearing the crescent of the new moon subtending the disc of the full moon. His head was shaven except for the side-lock worn by Egyptian children, signifying his role as Chons the Child. Occasionally Chons was depicted as a young man holding the flail of the pharaoh, wearing a menat necklace. He was sometimes pictured on the back of a goose, ram, or two crocodiles. Chons' sacred animal was the baboon, considered a lunar animal by the ancient Egyptians.

Khonshu has appeared as a character in modern literature, most notably as the patron deity of the Marvel Comics superhero, Moon Knight.

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Khonshu is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, based loosely on the Khonshu of Egyptian mythology. Khonshu first appeared in Moon Knight #1 (November 1980).

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Ancient Egyptian religion encompasses the beliefs and rituals of Ancient Egypt. It was followed in Egypt for over three thousand years until the establishment of Coptic Christianity and Islam.
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lunar deity is a god or goddess associated with or symbolizing the moon: see moon (mythology). These deities can have a variety of functions and traditions depending upon the culture, but they are often related to or an enemy of the solar deity.
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The placenta is an ephemeral (temporary) organ present in placental vertebrates, such as some mammals and sharks during gestation (pregnancy).

The placenta develops from the same sperm and egg cells that form the fetus, and functions as a fetomaternal organ with two
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The Pyramid Texts are a collection of ancient Egyptian religious texts from the time of the Old Kingdom. Written in Old Egyptian, the pyramid texts were carved on the walls and sarcophagi of the pyramids at Saqqara during the 5th and 6th Dynasties of the Old Kingdom.
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Menthu was a hawk-god, of war. Menthu's name, shown in Egyptian hieroglyphs to the right, is technically transcribed as mntw. Because of the difficulty in transcribing Egyptian, it is often realised as Mentju, Montju, Menthu, Ment,
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MUT may refer to

Methylmalonyl Coenzyme A mutase, a mitochondrial enzyme
MUT (zinc finger protein), a synthetic zinc finger protein
Mauritius Time, a time zone used in Mauritius.

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Menat (ancient Egyptian mnj.t) was a name used for the goddess Hathor.^[1] With a slightly different hieroglyphic spelling^[2] it referred to an Ancient Egyptian artifact which, like the sistrum was closely connected with the goddess Hathor.
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Ancient Egyptian architecture. The architectural monuments, which include the Great Pyramid of Khufu and the Great Sphinx, are among the largest and most famous buildings in the world.
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Ancient Egyptian art refers to the style of painting, sculpture, crafts and architecture developed by the civilization in the lower Nile Valley from c.5000 BCE to c.300 BCE. Ancient Egyptian art as expressed in painting and sculpture was both highly stylized and symbolic.
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