๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ‘๐๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ’- "๐๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ"
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. Definitely, 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 marvelization 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, who is the first god to be introduced in the series and is 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 the capital, Cairo. 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.
Stay tuned with whatsOn to know about other gods. See you in my next article.
#studentjournalist #marvelcomic #moonknight
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. Definitely, 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 marvelization 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, who is the first god to be introduced in the series and is 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 the capital, Cairo. 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.
Stay tuned with whatsOn to know about other gods. See you in my next article.
#studentjournalist #marvelcomic #moonknight
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ‘๐๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ’- "๐๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ฎ"
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. Definitely, 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 marvelization 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, who is the first god to be introduced in the series and is 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 the capital, Cairo. 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.
Stay tuned with whatsOn to know about other gods. See you in my next article.
#studentjournalist #marvelcomic #moonknight
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