Who Is Moon Knight‘s Hippo God Taweret in Egyptian Mythology? Wikimedia Commons. In ancient Egyptian mythology, Taweret was known as the goddess of pregnancy and motherhood.

Taweret is the Egyptian god of fertility and childbirth. As in Moon Knight, she is depicted with the appearance of a hippo – but with a lion's arms (and paws), and a crocodile's tail and legs.

KS2 History: Ancient Egypt. Gods and goddesses. A video exploring some of the many gods and goddesses of Ancient Egyptian civilisation and the various purposes within society. BBC Teach.

Ancient Egyptians feared hippos, to the point that they removed three of the statuette's legs so it wouldn't cause chaos in the afterlife.