In episode 4 of Moon Knight, broadcast yesterday on Disney +, Steven Grant discovers the lost tomb of Alexander the Great, who could be one of the very first superheroes of the MCU! Explanations.
Warning, spoilers. It is advisable to have seen episode 4 of Moon Knight before continuing to read this article.
Before the mind-blowing ending of episode 4 reshuffled the cards, Moon Knight was very interested in Egyptian mythology. In the Marvel Universe, ancient gods are unable to enter the mortal realm and must choose avatars to evolve on Earth. The hero embodied by Oscar Isaac is thus the avatar of Khonshu, the moon god. And it would seem that the famous Alexander the Great also served a deity…
In search of the statue that has held the goddess Ammit for several episodes so that it does not fall into the hands of Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke), Steven finally finds it in the tomb of the former king of Macedonia, which would suggest that the latter was his avatar. The hero is also captivated by the discovery of the sarcophagus containing the remains of Alexander the Great because its location was not known since the 4th century (and still is not in reality).
But what does this discovery mean?
Well, that having been the avatar of a powerful Egyptian god, the ancient leader was one of the first MCU superheroes on Earth (if you don’t take into account the Eternals, who arrived on our planet 7000 years BC but who are therefore not earthlings). Him, and the other avatars of Egyptian deities.
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Note, however, that Ammit was a vengeful goddess, killing humans even before they committed a crime or sin. If Alexander the Great used his powers to enforce his idea of justice, then he might look more like a supervillain than a superhero. Especially since historically, this conquering king is known for his violent temper and his excess.
But he may have really shown heroism in the MCU since the statuette of Ammit is found in his sarcophagus, which could mean that he was the avatar who betrayed her (mentioned in the episode 1) and allowed the other gods to imprison him. Will we know more about this mythical historical figure in the two remaining episodes of Moon Knight? Head over to Disney+ to find out!
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