Who is Taweret in Moon Knight?

Taweret, voiced by newcomer actress Antonia Salib, figures more prominently in Episode 5. In fact, most of the episode focuses on Taweret, Marc, and Steven in this episode. Salib handled this brilliantly, especially when put into context that this is her first major television role.
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Who is Taweret?

The Ancient Egyptian goddess Taweret, 'the Great One', is depicted by scholars and in ancient Egypt as being the protective goddess of mother and child during pregnancy and childbirth. As with many ancient Egyptian deities, she goes by many names throughout.
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Why is Taweret in Moon Knight?

Behind the scenes. Moon Knight head writer Jeremy Slater was obsessed with wanting to include the character after seeing a picture of her in a series of Egyptology based images and references used during the writer's room. Antonia Salib not only voiced Taweret, she also physically portrayed her.
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Why is Taweret a hippo?

In ancient Egyptian mythology, Taweret was known as the goddess of pregnancy and motherhood. Taweret was a protector goddess of women and children. The myths about Taweret initially depicted her as a violent goddess, hence her association with animals such as the hippo.
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Is Taweret a real Egyptian god?

Taurt, also called Taweret or Thoueris, goddess of ancient Egypt, the benevolent protectress of fertility and childbirth, associated also with the nursing of infants.
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Moon Knight Episode 4 HIPPO GODDESS Taweret Explained!



How did Taweret come to be?

Taweret and other closely related goddesses were created from a blending of lion, hippo, crocodile, and human attributes. The three animals were some of the fiercest species found in ancient Egypt and combining their strengths produced a most potent deity and therefore amulet.
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What was Taweret role?

Taweret (Taueret, Taurt, Toeris, Ipy, Ipet, Apet, Opet, Reret) - The Great Female - was the ancient Egyptian goddess of maternity and childbirth, protector of women and children. Like Bes, she was both a fierce demonic fighter as well as a popular deity who guarded the mother and her newborn child.
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Is Khonshu a real god?

According to Ancient Egypt Online, Khonshu is indeed the Egyptian god of the moon, and is actually named "Khonsu." His name also has several other spellings, including "Khons," "Chons," or "Khensu." He was known for ruling over time and was even revered as a god of healing.
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Is Ammit evil?

She was not viewed as a god, but she was viewed as a good force because she destroyed evil. Although Ammit is seen as a devouring entity, she is neutral and strictly serves at the whim of the other deities to take souls that have sinned against the gods and send them into oblivion.
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Is Taweret in Marvel Comics?

The MCU pulls most details from Marvel Comics. However, the Moon Knight hippo god, Taweret, never appeared in Marvel comics, TV shows, or movies. The Moon Knight comics collectively referred to the Egyptian gods as the Ennead.
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How powerful is Taweret?

Powers of the Ennead

As part of the Ennead, Taweret ceases aging at adulthood and cannot die by conventional means. They are resistant to conventional diseases and injury, and have superhuman healing, endurance and reflexes.
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What happened to Taweret?

Taweret is depicted as having four toes on each foot. The statue was almost completely destroyed in 1867 after the Black Rock collided with it, with only the base and part of the left foot and ankle remaining.
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Is Taweret the opposite of Ammit?

This would make sense because, as the goddess of fertility, Taweret is Ammit's polar opposite. The two are even inverted versions of each other, with Ammit having the legs of a hippo and a crocodile's head, and Taweret having a crocodile's tail and hippo's head.
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Who is Ammit's avatar?

Eventually, Ammit was betrayed by her fellow Ennead and her own Avatar, Alexander the Great, and was imprisoned in the ushabti by the Ennead Council.
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What happens if Ammit eats your heart?

If the heart was judged to be impure, Ammit would devour it, and the person undergoing judgment was not allowed to continue their voyage towards Osiris and immortality. Once Ammit swallowed the heart, the soul was believed to become restless forever; this was called "to die a second time".
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Who was Amit in Egypt?

In ancient Egyptian religion and mythology, Ammit was a beast associated with the time of judgment. Depicted in funerary texts such as the Book of the Dead, Ammit is a composite female creature with the head of a crocodile, the front legs of a lion, and the hindquarters of a hippopotamus.
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Is Khonshu related to Bast?

In the comics, like mythology, Bast is directly related to Khonshu, as they are both Egyptian gods. Their connection in the comics has varied over the years, but according to "Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica," Khonshu is the half-brother of Bast.
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Is Khonshu evil Moon Knight?

In the 'Moon Knight' comic books and in mythical lore, Khonshu is not evil. Khonshu is a nocturnal “God of the Moon,” also known as the “God of Vengeance.” He punishes evildoers, but is also directly tied to redemption and second chances.
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Is Khonshu a villain?

Khonshu is the main antagonist of the 2016 Moon Knight comic series and the titular main antagonist of the Avengers storyline "Age of Khonshu".
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Why is Taweret in the underworld?

In this time period, her role as a funerary deity was strengthened, as her powers became considered not only life-giving, but regenerative as well. Various myths demonstrate her role in facilitating the afterlives of the deceased as the nurturing and purifying "Mistress of Pure Water".
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Who is the hippo lady in Moon Knight?

The hippo goddess is actually the Egyptian goddess Taweret. Per IGN, Moon Knight's director Mohamed Diab confirmed that the hippo lady is in fact Taweret.
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Is Taweret part of the Ennead?

The Ennead are a group of Egyptian Gods that include Anubis, Atum, Bast, Geb, Hathor, Horus, Isis, Khonshu, Osiris, Sekhmet, Shu, Taweret, Tefnut, Nephthys, Nut, and Ammit.
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What is the statue of Taweret?

The Egyptian goddess Taweret was seen as a deity of protection in pregnancy and childbirth. When the statue was destroyed by the Black Rock, that was the start of a period when women were not able to live through pregnancy on the island.
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Why did Taweret Avatar have wings?

Suit Summoning: Taweret's avatars have the ability to summon the Scarlet Scarab suit at will, including a pair of metal wings and short swords that extend from the arms. Flight: The metal wings on the side of the suit allow for the user to fly in a limited fashion.
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Is Ammit Evil Moon Knight?

Moon Knight introduced us to a brand new villainous force, the goddess Ammit. But Ammit is not just a Marvel creation, although she does also live in the pages of its comics. Instead, the goddess comes from deep in Egyptian mythology.
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