KHENSU / KHONSU / EKWENSU By SIRIUS-UGO-ART Posters and Art Prints

Khensu, Ekwensu, Khonsu is the Ancient Egyptian GOD of the moon. His name means "Embracer", "Pathfinder", and "Defender", and this may relate to the nightly travel of the moon across the sky. Along with Thoth he marked the passage of time. Khensu / Ekwensu was instrumental in the creation of new life in all living creatures. Ekwensu is the Igbo God of Bargains and the tortoise. Crafty at trade and negotiations, he is often invoked for guidance in difficult mercantile situations. Like most Gods, the deity was a force of Chaos and Change, thus in his more violent aspects, Ekwensu was also revered as a God of War and Victory who ruled over the wicked spirits and the chaotic forces of nature.With the advent of Christianity, the more benef...