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Definition of Thoth

1. Noun. Egyptian Moon deity with the head of an ibis; god of wisdom and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods.

Definition of Thoth

1. n. The god of eloquence and letters among the ancient Egyptians, and supposed to be the inventor of writing and philosophy. He corresponded to the Mercury of the Romans, and was usually represented as a human figure with the head of an ibis or a lamb.

Definition of Thoth

1. Proper noun. The ancient Egyptian moon god of wisdom, learning, and magic, usually depicted as an ibis or baboon. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Thoth

1. 1. The god of eloquence and letters among the ancient Egyptians, and supposed to be the inventor of writing and philosophy. He corresponded to the Mercury of the Romans, and was usually represented as a human figure with the head of an ibis or a lamb. 2. The Egyptian sacred baboon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Thoth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Egyptian Literature: Comprising Egyptian Tales, Hymns, Litanies, Invocations by Epiphanius Wilson (1901)
"I have brought the ink-pot and the palette as being the objects which are in the hands of thoth; hidden is that which is in them. Behold me in the character ..."

2. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1908)
"the number of the year would be the same in both calendars from the 1st of Nisan to the 1st of thoth. If, however, the accession took place between the 1st ..."

3. The Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians by John Gardner Wilkinson (1878)
"[The following deity is a form of Tahuti-Aah, or thoth Lunus, thoth the Moon.—S. В.] He has the title ' Euler of the Eighth great Region,' or Hermopolis, ..."

4. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1775)
"thoth i. agrees with Feb. 25; in the i6th year thoth i agrees with Feb. 2.4.; in the zoth year, thoth I, with Feb. zj ; in the ..."

5. Mars and Its Canals by Percival Lowell (1906)
"On the 20th the thoth showed alone. Unmistakable it was and just as Schiaparelli had drawn it, accompanied by the Triton and the curved Nepenthes. ..."

6. A Second Series of the Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians by John Gardner Wilkinson (1841)
"But in this description we discover the union of Anubis and thoth, both of whom bear ... The office of interpreter in heaven and in Hades applies to thoth. ..."

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