Gods & heroes
Thoth

Egyptian mythology

Thoth

God of Writing, Magic, and the Moon

Mythology
Egyptian mythology
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Wisdom · Moon · Magic · Truth · Divine · Fate · Seer · Craft

Thoth is the ibis-headed god of writing, wisdom, magic, and the moon. He invented hieroglyphs and gave humanity language, and as scribe of the gods he records the verdict when the heart is weighed against the feather of Maat in the hall of judgment. Master of reckoning and time, he measures the seasons and arbitrates disputes among the gods, famously winning the five extra days that let Nut bear her children. Patron of scribes, healers, and magicians, he is often shown with the lunar disk on his brow, sometimes appearing as a baboon.

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