In ancient Egyptian mythology, Khonsu (sometimes spelled Khons or Chonsu) is the god of the moon, time, and healing. He is often depicted as a young man with sidelocks of hair, representing youth, vitality, and renewal, or as a child with a sidelock of hair, emphasizing his youth. Khonsu plays an essential role in Egyptian cosmology, where the moon was associated with both timekeeping and the cycles of nature, as well as the maintenance of order in the world