Moon Knight: Marvel’s Egyptian Gods Explained
Marvel's Moon Knight is a character that has one specific thing separating him from the rest of Marvel's stacked superhero roster: the Egyptian gods. Not only are the powers of Moon Knight directly gifted to Marc Spector by an Egyptian deity, but the majority of his stories and villains surround the Ennead, the pantheon of the Gods of Egypt. With such a rich vein of mythology inspiring the Moon Knight character, it is no surprise that the same rings true for the Disney+ Moon Knight series as well.
The Gods of Egypt hail from Celestial Heliopolis, a small pocket-dimension that is adjacent to Marvel's prime Earth-616 timeline similar to the realm of Asgard from the Thor comics. Consisting of a vast variety of Egyptian gods that have changed to fit Marvel stories over the years, the storytelling potential involving this list of characters is immense, as proven by Moon Knight'sinclusion into the MCU. Some of the more popular Egyptian gods linked to Moon Knight include Seth, the Serpent God of Death, Anubis, Rama-Tut (a Kang variant), and Bast, of Black Panther fame, to name only a few.
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However, there are some members of the Ennead much more closely related to Moon Knight, not just in the comics but in the MCU interpretation as well. These gods have very distinct backstories, earning their place among Moon Knight's supporting characters. Whether it be in the form of benevolent, more caring gods, or some of the more villainous deities, these specific figures are tied directly to the character of Marc Spector across both comics and the upcoming TV series: Khonshu, Ammut, and Ra.
Khonshu is a member of the Ennead with the most direct link the Marc Spector,
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