Khonsu, the god of the moon
Some time ago, Disney released a Marvel series based on the character Moon Knight, featuring the anti-hero Egyptian moon god Khonshu. In the series, he is the god of justice, punishing those who committed evil and protecting the "travellers of the light". Now returning to the real world, Khonshu is inspired by a real-life Egyptian god (sure they wouldn't get inspired by a Maori deity!) named Khonsu. Yeah, creativity was on vacation the day Marvel named this character. Just like his Marvel counterpart, he is the god of the moon. Unlike his Marvel counterpart, he has nothing to do with justice and vengeance. Justice was the domain of the goddess Matt , while vengeance was the domain of the dreaded Sekhmet. Khonsu, besides representing the moon, also ruled over time and …baboons? Sometimes mythology is undoubtedly weird. Back to Khonsu himself, in terms of appearance, he is one of the rare Egyptian gods with a human head and is described as relatively young. This i...