The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses , Devil and Demons
Egyptian moon-god, son of → Amun and of → Mut, with whom he forms the triad of Thebes. His name means ‘he who fares through (the heavens)’—a reference to his lunar character. As ‘Lord of time’ he converges with → Thot, whose ibis head he sometimes adopts.
He is usually represented as a young man in mummy posture with his legs close together, and with the crescent moon and the full moon on his head. In Thebes, Chons was equated with → Šu, and was regarded as bearer of heaven. One of his epithets is ‘he who gives advice’ (Greek Chespisichis). As Chons-Re he was seen as a form of the youthful sungod, to whom one turned for protection against wild animals.
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