Thoth
MythologyEgyptian
RoleGod of writing and wisdom
About Thoth
Ibis-headed god of writing, mathematics, and knowledge. Recorder at the weighing of the heart. Mediated disputes among the gods and set the calendar. Greeks merged him with Hermes into Hermes Trismegistus of later legend.
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