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Thoth

Thoth. Scribe and Counsellor of the Gods. Birth and Death of Thoth. According to old recounts, they tell us that Thoth created himself through the power of language, at the beginning of time. Thoth was involved in many battles, but there are no apparent stories of his death.

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Thoth

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  1. Thoth Scribe and Counsellor of the Gods

  2. Birth and Death of Thoth

  3. According to old recounts, they tell us that Thoth created himself through the power of language, at the beginning of time. • Thoth was involved in many battles, but there are no apparent stories of his death.

  4. Relation to other Gods

  5. Thoth was involved with many Gods and battles: • Horus and Seth • Ra and Apep • Heru-Bekhutet and Seth • Isis and the resurrection of Osiris • Helped in the birth of the gods: Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys • Thoth gave birth to: Ra, Atum, Nefertum, and Khepri

  6. Life Story of Thoth

  7. Thoth means Truth and Time • Thoth was a messenger, mediator and counsellor of the Gods • Guided many Gods through their troubles and duties: Horus, Isis, Nut and Ra

  8. Where Thoth Lived

  9. Thoth lived in the heavens • The cult centre of Thoth is in Hermopolis

  10. Beliefs of Thoth

  11. Is present at the judgement of the dead • God of many things: • wisdom • the moon • architecture • religious practices • medicine • music • astronomy • engineering • botany • mathematics • surveying • speech • literature • arts • education

  12. What Thoth Looks Like

  13. Symbols Of Thoth

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