Thoth

[ thohth, toht ]

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noun

, Egyptian Religion.

the god of wisdom, learning, and magic represented as a man with the head either of an ibis or of a baboon.

Thoth

/ təʊt; θəʊθ /

(in Egyptian mythology) a moon deity, scribe of the gods and protector of learning and the arts

It supplies the character by which the name Thoth is written, and that god is figured with the 64head of an Ibis.

The ancient Egyptians considered this book as inspired by the gods, who caused their scribe, Thoth, to write it down.

After it the second Thoth translated into the vulgar tongue the contents of these stel.

The voice was the voice of a friend and a gentleman, but the face was the face of Thoth.

It was impossible to rejoice if a child was born on the 23d of Thoth; the parents knew it could not live.

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