MYTHOLOGY (noun.)
1. a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
2. the study of myths
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THOTH
Thoth is the Egyptian god of writing, magic, wisdom, and the moon. He was one of the most important gods of ancient Egyp. He has two versions of his creation: some myths believed him to be self-created and others that he was born of the seed of Horus from the forehead of Set. As the son of these two deities, who represented order and chaos respectively, he was also the god of equilibrium and balance and associated with the goddess Ma'at who personified this principle. She was sometimes seen as his wife, along with Seshat. There is also an Egyptian pharaoh of the Sixteenth dynasty of Egypt named Djehuty (Thoth's original name) after him, and who reigned for three years.
Thoth played many vital and prominent roles in Egyptian mythology, such as maintaining the universe and being one of the two deities (the other being Ma'at) who stood on either side of Ra's solar barge. In the later history of ancient Egypt, Thoth became heavily associated with the arbitration of godly disputes, the arts of magic, the system of writing (he was believed to be the creator of the alphabet), the development of science, and the judgement of the dead.
Speaking of his role on the judgement of the dead, in the underworld, Duat, he appeared as an ape, A'an, the god of equilibrium. He was the one who reported when the scales weighing the deceased's heart against the feather, representing the principle of Ma'at, was exactly even. Sometimes the souls of the deceased came to him for advice and he helped them in their trips to the afterlife.
He was a great ally to Nut, helping her give birth to his children (view Geb and Nut); and to Isis, giving her the words she used to resurrect Osiris.
As the god of balance, he had overseen the three epic fights between good and evil. The first one between Ra and Apep, then the clash of Set and Heru-Bekhutet and finally the known battle between Horus and Set. His job was to make sure neither part had a decisive victory over the other, so the equilibrium could be maintained.
The name Thoth is the greek translation of his egyptian name, Djehuty. Djehuty was compared to Hermes in greek mythology due to his similar attributes and functions, but was also venerated as his own self by the greek. They created a cult changing his name to Thoth and declared him the inventor of astronomy, astrology, the science of numbers, mathematics, geometry, land surveying, medicine, botany, theology, civilized government, the alphabet, reading, writing, and oratory. They further claimed he was the true author of every work of every branch of knowledge, human and divine.
G L O S S A R Y
Ma'at; goddess and personification of harmony, equilibrium and justice.
Seshat; goddess of writing, the keeper of books, and patron goddess of libraries and librarians.
A'an; depiction of the god Thoth in the Duat as god of equilibrium.
Heru-Bekhutet; also known as Heru-Behutet, a depiction of the god Horus with a falcon head, a solar disk and wings.
