Marvel’s Moon Knight is finally here, and with it, a new universe of possibilities with a new collection of characters entering the popular MCU, including some divinities from Ancient Egypt mythology.
With all this big historical setting, Moon Knight is certainly showing something new that goes a bit beyond the superhero lore to introduce some real mythical stories and characters passing through the Marvel treatment. Something that will attract history buffs and mythology fans to this already popular cinematic universe.
Having said that, knowing who these gods and goddesses are, gives the story another dimension even though some liberties are taken in the novelization of the characters. I will discuss these Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses that have made it into the MCU in the last series Moon Knight but one by one.
Of course, I will start this list with Khonshu, the first God to be introduced in the series and the Egyptian deity that has the most connection with Steven Grant/Marc Spector in the Moon Knight story. So, without further ado, let’s get into the mythical stories about Khonshu.
As mentioned, Khonshu (or Khonsu) is the main deity reference since he is the one that uses Marc Spector as a body on Earth or as it’s known in the series, as his avatar, Moon Knight. In Egyptian Mythology, Khonsu was an ancient Egyptian moon god, emerging in texts as far back as 2350 BCE.
The creator’s primary city of worship seems to be Thebes, which is currently about 400 miles south of Cairo’s capital. Khonsu’s significance seems to have shifted throughout time. He was also considered to be a violent and bloodthirsty god, as well as a being thought to rule over evil spirits. Many scholars agree his name is derived from a word meaning “to cross” or “to travel.”
However, in some versions, he is the one that controls evil forces and the one who can cause immense harm to human beings. This duality is what we’ll see in the series personified in the character of Marc/Steven.
