Male lunar deities since everyone keeps wanting to argue with me that the moon can’t be a boy
Khonsu
This dude is from Egypt and is often depicted as a bird or a mummified youth. He’s also a god of healers and travelers. His name even means traveler. One of his temples claims that he was the snake who fertilized the cosmic egg.
Máni
Usually in modern art he’s depicted together with his sister Sol this is my boy. He’s from the Norse pantheon and he’s getting chased by wolves. He’s also possibly the origin of the idea of “the man in the moon”.
Alignak
This guy is from some Inuit traditions and in addition to being the moon is said to control the tides, weather, and earthquakes.
Tsukuyomi
The god of the moon in Shintoism. There are still shrines to him operating today. He’s connected to the calendar, the tides, and listens to prayers from travelers.
Bahloo
A moon spirit in some Australian Aboriginal traditions. In one story he is said to be the reason that people die because men didn’t help him when he asked them to.
Chandra/Soma
In some Hindu traditions the moon is man. I’ve seen prayers and mantras to him about everything from finding inner peace and purity to getting richer.
And there are others but these are some major moon guys.
Okay now stop telling me that the way I refer to a space rock is wrong okay cool bye
Also Abraham comes from two Mesopotamian cities - Charan and Ur, that both have male lunar deities: Sin 𒀭𒂗𒍪 for Akkadians and Nanna 𒀭𒋀𒆠 from Sumerian.
Stop 👏 Gender Essentializing 👏 Celestial 👏 Bodies
