Warning: Spoilers for Moon Knight episode 3
Thanks to Moon Knight, the MCU is now home to a slew of Egyptian gods. The introduction of the Egyptian pantheon in the Disney+ series has greatly expanded the mystical side of the MCU. Through them, the series has been able to explore a new corner of Marvel’s cinematic world.
By diving into Khonshu and his fellow deities, Moon Knight instituted a key concept from the comics into the MCU. Ahead of the MCU debut of Russell Crowe’s Zeus in Thor: Love and Thunder, Moon Knight made it clear that the Asgardians aren’t the only mythological gods that are canon in the MCU. Apparently, the Egyptian gods are real as well. Oscar Isaac’s Steven Grant is finding that out for himself in Moon Knight, where he’s been plunged deep into a conflict between two warring deities. Moon Knight episode 3 took things a step further by involving some of the other gods from the Egyptian pantheon. Now, over a handful of the gods from Egyptian mythology are confirmed to exist in the MCU.
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Similar to the situation with both the Norse and the Greek deities, the Egyptian gods are real, super-powered beings in the movies and the comics. Their roles in the myths and the adventures of comic book heroes like Thor and Moon Knight shed light on who these characters really are and what can be expected of them in the future. Here’s all seven Egyptian gods the MCU has introduced so far.
Banished long ago by the other deities, the Egyptian god of the moon considers himself to be a force of vengeance. Apparently, his efforts to intervene in human affairs nearly resulted in their existence being exposed to mankind, which is presumably the reason for
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