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Khonsu

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Khonsu
Khonsu in human form
Name in hieroglyphs
Aa1
N35
O34
M23G45G7
Major cult centerThebes
Symbolthe moon disk, the sidelock, falcon, crook and flail, was-scepter
ParentsAmun and Mut

Khonsu is the god of the moon, moonlight, and time in Egyptian mythology. In the beginning of the gods, he gambled time with the sky goddess Nut. The goddess Nut won so many times that she could then add five days to the calendar. These days were called the "devil days". Khonsu's father is Amun, and his mother is Mut.