Blessing: Khonsu is principally a god of the moon, and of time. He protects against the fearful things that stalk the night. A powerful healer, he is famed for his wisdom.
Epithets: Khonsu in Thebes Nefer-hotep, Khonsu pa-khered (Khonsu the Child), Khonsu pa-ir-sekher (Khonsu the provider Chespisichis in Greeks), Khonsu heseb-ahau (Khonsu, decider of the life span), the great god, the giver of life, and the giver of oracles, the expeller of spirits from the possessed, the clerk of the divine cycle.
Alternate forms of his name: Chons, Khons, Khensu, Chonshu
Equated with: Thoth, Ra, Shu, Iah, Min, Horus, Osiris, Hermes, Selene
Associations: sidelock of youth, pectoral garment, cresent moon, hawks, knives, bull, the color white, opal
Festivals:
Festival of Khonsu (Month of Pakhons)
Opet festival (15 Phaophi)
Ways to honor: Pray to him at night, especially during the full-moon; cultivate wisdom and your own healing powers; protect the weak.
Ancient Texts:
Excerpts from the Coffins Texts
Excerpt from the Pyramid Texts
Excerpt from De Iside et Osiride by Plutarch
Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern Texts: Forthcoming
Modern Texts:
Hymn to Khonsu I by Rebecca Buchanan
Hymn to Khonsu II by Rebecca Buchanan
To Khonsu by Amanda Aremisia Forrester
Festivals and Rituals: Forthcoming
Articles: Forthcoming
Links:
Khonsu, Lunar-god who came to greatness
Khonsu, patron of Marvel Comics’ Moon Knight
Encyclopedia of the Orient article on Khonsu
I don’t know if this would be helpful, but here’s some stuff from my notes regarding epithets and titles:
Embracer, Pathfinder, and Defender
–http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khonsu
The (one who) lives on hearts
–the Pyramid texts – “Cannibal hymn”
“lord of Ma´at”
In Khumnu (Hermopolis) he was called “Khonsu-Djehuti”
in Edfu he was considered to be the son of Osiris and known as “the son of the leg”
–http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/khonsu.html
Khonsu in Thebes Nefer-hotep”
Khonsu pa-khered, or Khonsu the Child
Khonsu pa-ir-sekher, or Khonsu the provider (the Chespisichis of the Greeks)
Khonsu heseb-ahau, or Khonsu, decider of the life span
Khonsu was linked with Osiris as “the son of the leg”,
–http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/godkhonsu.htm
Angry one of the Gods
Khonsu, the Merciful
Khonsu, who determines Fate
The great god who dives out disease demons
–Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and Traditions of Ancient Egypt Geraldine Pinch
Pendulum of heaven,
Precise divider of months
Pyramid Text 273 — J. Rabinowitz, Isle of Fire, p. 110
–http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/religion/amen.htm
God of the New Moon,
He Who Travels,
He Who Traverses the Sky,
The Navigator,
The Wanderer,
He Who Crosses the Sky in a Boat
–http://www.musesrealm.net/deities/khonsu.html
Who traverses Egypt in order to rule the two halves (of Egypt) in his great name Chons
Lord of Gladness
Reckoner of Time
Prudent
Chons, heart of Re, who knows all things
The Eagle of many-coloured plumage (chons-thoth in Edfu)
Chons-Horus, lord of the amulet
lord of the gods (chons-thoth)
the lion great in strength (chons-thoth in Edfu = Horus)
who appeases the gods
who makes slaughter among the foes of the wadjet eye ((chons-thoth in Edfu)
the second Re (chons-thoth)
–Thoth, the Hermes of Egypt: a study of some aspects of theological thought in ancient Egypt
The oracular
the kind and friendly
the great god
the driver away of evil
–A history of Egypt under the Pharaohs: derived entirely from the monuments, to which is added a discourse on the exodus of the Israelites
The brilliant dweller in Thebes
–Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, Part 17 By James Hastings
Misc titles from various translations of the the Princess of Bekhten story-
Knonsu, who rules destinies in Thebes
Who makes his plans in Thebes or maker of his plans
Smiter of wanderers
The Helper
The maker of means
expeller of demons
pendulum of heaven,
precise divider of months
maker of oracles
the giver or oracles
the belle one at rest
the hidden one
Oh! Nice! Thank you for all the information. 🙂
Just wanted to let you know that the “Egyptian moon gods” link at the bottom is broken, and it looks like the daub may have been bought by someone else.
Please feel free to remove this comment; I’m hoping this is the quickest way to let you know. 🙂