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[[File:Thoth and Seti.jpg|350px|thumb|Thoth with Seti I]] | [[File:Thoth and Seti.jpg|350px|thumb|Thoth with Seti I]] | ||
Thoth has been depicted in many ways depending on the era and on the aspect the artist wished to convey. Usually, he is depicted in his human form with the head of an ibis. In this form, he can be represented as the reckoner of times and seasons by a headdress of the lunar disk sitting on top of a crescent moon resting on his head. When depicted as a form of Shu or Ankher, he was depicted to be wearing the respective god's headdress. Sometimes he was also seen in art to be wearing the Atef crown or the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. When not depicted in this common form, he sometimes takes the form of the ibis directly. | Thoth has been depicted in many ways depending on the era and on the aspect the artist wished to convey. Usually, he is depicted in his human form with the head of an ibis. In this form, he can be represented as the reckoner of times and seasons by a headdress of the lunar disk sitting on top of a crescent moon resting on his head. When depicted as a form of [[Shu]] or Ankher, he was depicted to be wearing the respective god's headdress. Sometimes he was also seen in art to be wearing the Atef crown or the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. When not depicted in this common form, he sometimes takes the form of the ibis directly. | ||
He also appears as a dog-faced baboon or a man with the head of a baboon when he is A'an, the god of equilibrium. In the form of A'ah-Djehuty he took a more human-looking form. These forms are all symbolic and are metaphors for Thoth's attributes. Thoth is often depicted holding an ankh, the Egyptian symbol for life. | He also appears as a dog-faced baboon or a man with the head of a baboon when he is A'an, the god of equilibrium. In the form of A'ah-Djehuty he took a more human-looking form. These forms are all symbolic and are metaphors for Thoth's attributes. Thoth is often depicted holding an ankh, the Egyptian symbol for life. | ||
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The Egyptians credited Thoth as creator of the [[Egyptian calendar|365-day calendar]]. Originally, according to the myth, the year was only 360 days long and [[Nut]] was sterile during these days, unable to bear children. Thoth gambled with the Moon for 1/72nd of its light (360/72 = 5), or 5 days, and won. During these 5 days, Nut and [[Geb]] gave birth to [[Osiris]], [[Set]], [[Isis]], and [[Nephthys]]. | The Egyptians credited Thoth as creator of the [[Egyptian calendar|365-day calendar]]. Originally, according to the myth, the year was only 360 days long and [[Nut]] was sterile during these days, unable to bear children. Thoth gambled with the Moon for 1/72nd of its light (360/72 = 5), or 5 days, and won. During these 5 days, Nut and [[Geb]] gave birth to [[Osiris]], [[Set]], [[Isis]], and [[Nephthys]]. | ||
==''Book of Thoth''== | |||
The ''[[Book of Thoth]]'' is a [[grimoire]] of Egyptian magic supposedly written by Thoth in ancient times. However, no such book has ever conclusively been identified. In reality, any book written by a scribe would have been considered a sacred work by the ancient Egyptians and there is ample evidence that nearly every scroll was considered a "book of Thoth." | |||
[[Category:Egyptology]] | [[Category:Egyptology]] | ||
[[Category:Deities]] | [[Category:Deities]] | ||
[[Category:Egyptian gods]] | |||