Moon Knight's Black Panther Tease Sets Up A Future Avengers Villain
Warning: Spoilers for Moon Knight episode 3.
Moon Knight has explored the Egyptian gods in the MCU and laid the foundation for a future Avengers villain. The Egyptian deities (called the Ennead) were active for many millennia. However, during that time, the relationship between the gods and humanity became strained. The gods believed that humankind abandoned them, so they only used their avatars to carry out their will on Earth from that point on.
In Moon Knight episode 3, Marc Spector and the moon god Khonshu summoned the Ennead members to accuse Arthur Harrow of a conspiracy to resurrect Ammit. Before the trial, Marc met with Yatzil, the avatar for the goddess of love and music, Hathor. It was revealed that before the Egyptian gods banished Khonshu in Moon Knight, Khonshu enjoyed Hathor's melodies and friendship. But audiences may have missed that Hathor was already mentioned in the MCU, dating back to Captain America: Civil War. After King T'Chaka died, T'Challa mentions the Egyptian goddess, but by a different name. In the comics, Hathor was also known as Sekhmet. T'Challa says, "In my culture, death is not the end. It's more of a stepping-off point. You reach out with both hands, and Bast and Sekhmet, they lead you into a green veld where… you can run forever."
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Moon Knight introduced Hathor as the goddess of love and music, but the Egyptian goddess has a much darker side. This dark side is what could end up turning the Egyptian deity into a future Avengers villain. In the comics, Hathor became bloodthirsty after her father Amun-Ra sent her to punish humanity. Her hunger for death transformed her into Sekhmet, and she later became known as the lion goddess, in a
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