Moon Knight: The Ennead, Explained

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With the premiere of Disney Plus’ Moon Knight comes a very different Marvel series than fans have seen in the past. An unreliable narrator, action scenes with chunks of time missing, and more are giving the audience a new look at the titular comic book character. Along the way, however, are also a lot of new names that Marvel Cinematic Universe fans might not be familiar with, like the Ennead.

While Steven Grant is working at the museum, where he has a particular interest in Egyptian history and mythology, he references the Ennead to his boss, who looks completely confused by the term. While the term is used in Egyptian mythology, it’s also used in Marvel comics when the Egyptian gods become part of the storyline. As the become more present in the Moon Knight story, the Ennead, and the different components of it, might be explained more thoroughly.

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It’s no secret that different comic book publishers have borrowed quite a bit from real life mythology. DC and Marvel both take inspiration from the pantheon of Greek and Roman gods for different storylines. In DC, it’s Wonder Woman’s stories, while in Marvel, it’s those of the Eternals. Just as the Greek gods are often referred to as Olympians for those who reside on Mount Olympus, a specific group of the Egyptian gods are often known as the Ennead.

Throughout the myths the entirety of Egyptian gods are referenced as the Ogdoad. A special council of the gods, however, are called the Ennead.The Ennead includes the sun god Atum and his family. His children Shu and Tefnut, as well as their children Geb and Nut, and even their children Osiris, Isis, Set, and Nephthys are included. They make up the nine gods worshiped at