Thoth

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Thoth

Thoth
pronounced Tee hoo tee
was a lunar deity
in the religion
of ancient Egypt










Thoth was the god of writing,
magic and learning
He is also credited
with the creation of language

Thoth is commonly depicted
as an ibis headed
divine male figure









and also appears as a baboon


At times he can be seen wearing
the lunar crescent
on his head,
as in the top picture

In drawings Thoth,
(Tee hoo tee)
is seen
holding a scribe's palette
and a stylus


In his role
as scribe to the Gods,
recording divine utterances,
words and judgments,
Thoth keeps a great library
of scrolls

Another of Thoth's tasks
was to record the deeds of the living
which were later recounted
in the Halls of Judgement
where the weighing of souls
took place after death

As the patron of scribes,
the God of wisdom
and of writing,
and the creator of magic
I suggest
that we could do no better
than to adopt Thoth
as the God of Blogging

What do you think...




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