Thoth
Thoth (/ˈθoʊθ/ or /ˈtoʊt/; frae Greek Θώθ thṓth, frae Egyptian ḏḥwty, aiblins pronoonced */tʃʼiħautiː/ or */ɟiħautiː/, dependin on the phonological interpretation o Egyptian's emphatic consonants) wis considered ane o the maist important deities o the Egyptian pantheon. In airt, he wis eften depictit as a man wi the heid o an ibis or a baboon, ainimals saucrit tae him. His feminine coonterpairt wis Seshat, an his wife wis Ma'at.[1]
Thoth | |||||||||||
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God o Knawledge, Hieroglyphs an Wiceheid | |||||||||||
Thoth, in ane o his furms as an ibis-heidit man | |||||||||||
Name in hieroglyphs |
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Major cult centrer | Hermopolis | ||||||||||
Symbol | Muin disk, papyrus scroll | ||||||||||
Consort | Seshat, Ma'at, Bastet or Hathor | ||||||||||
Parents | None (self-creatit); alternatively Ra |
References
eedit- ↑ Thutmose III: A New Biography By Eric H Cline, David O'Connor University of Michigan Press (January 5, 2006)p. 127