Khonsu, The Egyptian God Of The Moon, Ate Hearts
Like the Nile, which gave Egypt life but could also flood and destroy crops, Egyptians often saw their gods as both helpful and dangerous. Khonsu, the god of the moon, was known as the god of healing, but he also had a reputation for eating human hearts.
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According to the "Cannibal Hymn" text, Khonsu even ate other gods. Another text called him "Khonsu who lives on hearts."
Isis Had Intimate Relationship With Her Late Brother
Osiris and Isis were brother and sister, but also husband and wife. They ruled Egypt together until their brother Set slew Osiris and took his place. Isis refused to believe her husband was gone, searching all of Egypt for his body. After finding Osiris, Isis resurrected him so they could be intimate and conceive a child.
Set ruined this plan by ripping Osiris into 42 pieces and spreading the fragments across Egypt. In despair, Isis traveled with her sister Nephthys to reconstruct Osiris. They only managed to find 41 pieces, as a fish had eaten Osiris's member.
Never one to give up, Isis created a new organ for her reconstructed husband and revived him for long enough to get her pregnant. Osiris then went to rule the underworld, and their son Horus became Egypt's new ruler.
Anubis, The God Of Mummification, Wanted A Piece Of Everyone He Helped
Anubis, the Egyptian god of mummification, oversaw the embalming process and helped Egyptian souls find the Hall of Truth in the afterlife. The jackal-headed Anubis played a starring role in the first mummification, when Isis had Osiris - who was both her husband and brother - embalmed.
But Anubis liked to collect trophies from the people he embalmed. When Set slayed Osiris, he offered the god's organs to Anubis as a present. For centuries, Egyptians offered pieces of lifeless bodies to Anubis - which may explain why he has a jackal's head.