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Thoth

Thoth

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An ancient Egyptian god of the moon, writing, and wisdom
  • proper noun
  • Literature
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  • In ancient Egypt, Thoth was revered as the god of wisdom and writing.

You know, look how they depicted Zeus or Aura Mazda or Thoth or pick whoever else you want.

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Examples

  • Apparently revealed to mankind by a semi-divine figure called Hermes Trismegistus, thought to be a Greek version of the Egyptian god Thoth.

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  • It was really cool as an aspiring author to have an ancient Egyptian Thoth statue in my house.

  • We shall ask Thoth for help.

  • My ancestors got their "Art" directly from Thoth, the ancient god of Medicine.

  • Your father did not burn the Scroll of Thoth.

  • You must burn the Scroll of Thoth.

  • I knew the Scroll of Thoth could bring thee back to life.

  • Actually, there's a nice story from from ancient Egypt about the God Thoth, the God of wisdom, who is very proud of himself because he has invented writing.

  • If you're right about the legend, then this casket may contain the Scroll of Thoth from the holy of holies in the temple.

  • TAHUTI, also known by his Greek name Thoth, was the Egyptian god of the scribes, the inventor of magic, writing, science, peacemaking, and a central figure among the Western occult tradition:

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Etymology

Thoth comes from the ancient Egyptian name Djehuty; he was the god of the moon, writing and wisdom and is often shown with the head of an ibis. A helpful way to remember Thoth is to think of the English word 'thought', because both link to thinking and writing, so Thoth stands for wisdom and the scribe of the gods.