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Khonsu-pa-khered

deity Egyptian single tradition · 2

Khonsu-pa-khered is a child deity venerated in Thebes. The festival became particularly in his honor, after whom the month of Pashons was named.

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When

First attested
1500 BCE
Attested period
-1500 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested since the New Kingdom.

Relationships

manifests as
Khonshu
co occurs with
Harsiese, Harpre-pa-khered, Somtous, Renenutet, Nepri, Mut, Amun-Ra

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (2)
  1. Mut
  2. Renenutet

Source passages

“In Thebes, several child deities were venerated, including Khonsu-pa-khered, Harsiese (Opet Temple), Harpre-pa-khered (North Karnak and Armant), and Somtous (Ptah Temple and Deir el-Medina). It became a festivael particularly in honor of Khonsu, after whom the month of Pashons was named.”

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“The cult of Khonsu's child form, Khonsu-pa-khered, was located in the Mut Temple precinct, scholars have debated his precise cult center, occasionally referred to as "the temple of the birth-bed". In Theban mythology, this temple was believed to be the place where Khonsu was born and raised.”

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