Who
was Thoth?
The
so special god of science, religion, mystery, literature, hieroglyphs – is the
amazing Thoth. He was also god of moon power and magic, responsible as a scribe
for Underworld.
Appearance
~
We
can see Thoth everywhere in a tombs and temple complexes; he has head of bird
ibis, that was his sacred symbol. He has all power over science and religious
rituals, as he was god of wisdom and knowledge. Another special symbol animal
for Thoth was baboon – guardian of the first gate to Duat.
Other
names ~ Djehuti, Tehuti, Djhuti; (Tehuti – from the ancient word –tehu –ibis)
His
main role was as scribe of sun god Ra, developing science, language and
hieroglyphs, taking part in the final judgment of dead. His symbols of
recognition were reel pen, papyrus scroll, moon disk, palm branch, ankh and
scepter. He was known with title “Lord of the Sacred Words”. The bird ibis was
depicted in his name –hieroglyphs.
Legends ~
Some
legends tell the story of Horus, who lost his left eye in battle with the god
of evil and darkness –Seth. His eye was torn in six pieces. The one who helped
resembling the eye into whole was moon god Thoth; He returned it back to Horus,
and Horus gave it to his father Osiris – in this way bringing him back to life
for a while.
Family
~ Wife of Thoth was Seshat – goddess of knowledge, writing and libraries.
As
keeper of sacred records, he can be associated with the role of archangel
Raziel. He was also master of lunar cycle and stars movement in the sky, creator
of the human calendar, inventor of mathematic, astronomy, engineering. Creator
of spells and master of Magic, he was one of the most powerful – he created the
“Book of the dead”.
Thoth
created the greatest library with all kind of magic spells and nature science,
that can observe the whole universe and even command gods themselves. In this
respect this library reminds of the cosmic “Akashic records” that hold all
information of the world in all levels. The function of Thoth here refers to
keeper of the sacred scrolls – Metatron.
Thoth
was seen as great teacher and magician;
Astronomy ~ as a lunar god Thoth took important part in all religious ceremonies (as Isis ); the moon phases were
of big importance in life of Ancient Egyptians –they measured the time also by
the moon cycles. So he cant be away from mysterious connection with moon and
magic.
He
is depicted in many temples – Kom Ombo, Luxor
Interesting
story tells us a myth of creation of the world – Thoth was in the beginning in
form of Ibis, who gave birth to Atum Ra from an giant egg. The sound of his
song created the frog gods and snake gods.
In
the Cult center of Hermopolis are kept in a scared hall the record of 42 books
of Thoth, containing all mystical knowledge and priest rituals, and even
believed to show instructions for achieving immortality.
Sadly
in this time millions of dead ibises were found mummified for the glory of
Thoth and his honor.
The
moon god was also linked with the cult to Hermes – the Greek god of sacred knowledge
and writing. The famous hermetic text known as “Secret of Hermes” or “The
emerald tables of Thoth” – was made of green stone and contained sacred texts.
They reveal many secrets of life and underworld, of main elements and their
qualities.
Tree
of Life ~
There
was a tree, believed to contain the knowledge of the Divine plan of all
universe and all souls. Function of Thoth was writing the kings name and period
of his ruling on the Tree of Life.
Magical
symbols ~
Color
– orange
Number
– eight
Scent
– lavender
Animal
– ibis
Flower
– marigold
Tree
– quince tree
Herb
– thyme
Food
– orange
Invocation
~ Oh Thoth, great master of judgment, sacred knowledge and wisdom, make my mind
open and enlightened with your mysteries!
Thoth and Horus encircling the pharaoh
[ nina Lea-noura * ]
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