𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 ‘𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭’- "𝐀𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭" Hello, Marvel fans. In my last article, you must have read about the Egyptian god “Khonshu”. It was never a secret that Moon Knight would focus quite heavily on Egyptian mythology. However, episode 3 of Moon Knight indicated that there are more Egyptian gods involved in the series, especially when you believe that almost all of them have avatars on Earth. As such, we are here to look at the next Egyptian god “Ammit” that has been featured in Moon Knight so far. Ammit is the second Egyptian god introduced in the Moon Knight series, as she was mentioned as early as the first episode. In episode 1, Arthur Harrow was introduced as the avatar of Ammit. He used Ammit’s powers to form an entire devotees that worshipped the goddess. Ammit was perceived as the representation of balance and divine order (similar to Khonshu) and thus was often represented sitting beside the scales of Ma’at (which translates to ‘truth’) in the Underworld. However, unlike Khonshu, Ammit had negative purposes, mainly. While Ammit takes the form of the sphinx named Ammut in the Marvel comics, Ammit in Egyptian mythology is a goddess/beast that’s associated with death. Her responsibility is to eat the hearts of people who were judged to be impure at the time of their deaths so that they will never be given a chance to live again. It could be possible that her goals in Moon Knight are in line with the same kind of mentality. So it's all for today. See you in my next article with a new character from Egyptian mythology in the Moon Knight series. #studentjournalist #marvelcomic #moonknight

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 ‘𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭’- "𝐊𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐮" 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