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Also known as Toth, Thot, Djehouty, Zehuti
Thoth (from , borrowed from , , the reflex of "[he] is like the ibis") is an ancient Egyptian deity. In art, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, animals sacred to him. His feminine counterpart is Seshat, and his wife is Ma'at. He is the god of the Moon, wisdom, knowledge, writing, hieroglyphs, science, magic, art, and judgment.
Thoth is an ancient Egyptian god associated with wisdom, knowledge, writing, and the moon, typically shown in art as a man with the head of an ibis or baboon. He matters as a central figure in Egyptian religion and culture, representing intellectual and creative pursuits that were vital to ancient Egyptian civilization.
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- Deity.type
- Egyptian
- Deity.name
- Thoth
- Deity.hiero
- G26-t:Z4-A40 or D-H-w-t:Z4-R8
- Deity.image
- Thoth.svg
- Deity.image_upright
- 1.0
- Deity.alt
- Thoth
- Deity.caption
- Thoth, in one of his forms as an ibis-headed man
- Deity.cult_center
- Hermopolis
- Deity.symbol
- Ibis, moon disk, papyrus scroll, reed pens, writing palette, stylus, baboon, scales
- Deity.consort
- Maat, Seshat, Nehmetawy
- Deity.offspring
- Seshat
- Deity.Greek_equivalent
- Hermes
- Deity.Roman_equivalent
- Mercury
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- Instance of
- lunar deity
- Part of
- Egyptian mythology
- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Nehmetawy
- Field of work
- Egyptian mythology
- Image
- Thoth.svg
- Said to be same as
- Hermes
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- Thoth
- topic's main category
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- worshipped by
- Ancient Egypt
- different from
- Thout
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Article · Português
Tote (em grego clássico: Θώθ; romaniz.: Thóth; ou Djeuti em egípcio: Dḥwtj) é um deus egípcio do conhecimento, da sabedoria, da escrita, da música e da magia. Na arte, era geralmente retratado com a cabeça de íbis ou babuíno, animais consagrados a ele. Sua contraparte feminina era Sexate, e sua esposa era Maat.
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