Thoth
Egypt's wisdom god
Thoth is the ancient Egyptian god of writing, wisdom, magic, and the moon.
Depicted with the head of an ibis or as a baboon, he served as scribe to the gods and inventor of hieroglyphics.
Thoth weighed the hearts of the dead against the feather of truth.
His name appears in discussions of Egyptian mythology and occult traditions that draw on Egyptian symbolism.
Wading bird, curved bill
- EgyptianRelating to the pharaohs' land
- RaEgyptian sun deity
- OsirisEgyptian afterlife deity
- AnubisEgyptian mortuary deity
Hermopolis · moon · baboon · Ennead · pantheon · Horus · temple · cult
Understood facts and skills
- scribeManual document copier
- scholarLearned, studious person
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- intellectMental reasoning capacity
sage · enlightenment · teacher · philosophy · truth · judgment · counsel · meditation
Natural planetary satellite
- lunarOf the moon
- calendarDate-tracking system
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- celestialOf the sky above
cycles · phases · measurement · seasons · equinox · solstice · astronomy · calculation
Symbolic picture-based writing
- scrollWound document of parchment
- papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material
- scriptWritten words for performance
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
inscription · glyph · cartouche · alphabet · record · chronicle · notation · stylus
Esoteric Greco-Egyptian spiritual tradition
- alchemyMystical metal transformation
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- spellArrange letters correctly
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
grimoire · occult · esoteric · mysticism · talisman · invocation · arcana · transmutation
ibis
Wading bird, curved bill
Anubis · Hermopolis · moon · baboon · Ennead · pantheon · Horus · temple · cult · offering
knowledge
Understood facts and skills
intellect · sage · enlightenment · teacher · philosophy · truth · judgment · counsel · meditation · understanding
moon
Natural planetary satellite
celestial · cycles · phases · measurement · seasons · equinox · solstice · astronomy · calculation · mathematics
hieroglyphics
Symbolic picture-based writing
- scrollWound document of parchment
- papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material
- scriptWritten words for performance
calligraphy · inscription · glyph · cartouche · alphabet · record · chronicle · notation · stylus · scrivener
Hermeticism
Esoteric Greco-Egyptian spiritual tradition
- alchemyMystical metal transformation
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- spellArrange letters correctly
ritual · grimoire · occult · esoteric · mysticism · talisman · invocation · arcana · transmutation · conjuration
ThothHermes
Olympian messenger deity
Mercury · Apollo · Athena · Greek pantheon · Olympian gods