Thoth

Definition

Thoth is the Egyptian god of writing, magic, wisdom, and the moon. He was one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt alternately said to be self-created or born of the seed of Horus from the forehead of Set. As the son of these two deities (representing order and chaos respectively) he was also god of equilibrium.

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Timeline

  • c. 6000 BCE - c. 30 BCE
    The God Thoth is worshiped in Egypt.
  • c. 150 CE - c. 215 CE
    Clement of Alexandria writes about The Book of Thoth in his work Stromata.
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