Thoth was a deity with a wide range of associations, including nature, cosmology, writing, science, medicine, and the afterlife. The meaning of this Ancient Egyptian name, Djhuty or Thuty, is obscure. Thoth's cult was spread throughout Egypt from the Early Dynastic period to Roman times. Because he was a divine messenger, the Greeks associated this god with Hermes, calling him Hermes Trismegistos. This title was perhaps derived from his Egyptian epithet "pa-aa-aa-aa."
From Early Dynastic times, Thoth was represented mainly in two forms: as a squatting dog-headed baboon and as an ibis or an ibis-headed man. He was portrayed overseeing and protecting scribes. Therefore, he was considered to be the Lord of the sacred word and personified divine speech.
Thoth, as a god of wisdom and justice, was connected by the time of the Middle Kingdom with Maat, who was the personification of right and the balance of order. Then, he was viewed by the Greeks as the source of wisdom and the creator of languages.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that Thoth, whose cult center was at Hermopolis in Middle Egypt, took the goddess Seshat, the mistress of writing and literature, to be either his consort or his daughter.
From Early Dynastic times, Thoth was represented mainly in two forms: as a squatting dog-headed baboon and as an ibis or an ibis-headed man. He was portrayed overseeing and protecting scribes. Therefore, he was considered to be the Lord of the sacred word and personified divine speech.
Thoth, as a god of wisdom and justice, was connected by the time of the Middle Kingdom with Maat, who was the personification of right and the balance of order. Then, he was viewed by the Greeks as the source of wisdom and the creator of languages.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that Thoth, whose cult center was at Hermopolis in Middle Egypt, took the goddess Seshat, the mistress of writing and literature, to be either his consort or his daughter.
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