Originally named Tehuti by the Egyptians, Thoth was given his better
known name by the Greeks. They linked him with their god Hermes, and
like Hermes, he was considered to be the god of wisdom, writing and
invention. He was also the messenger and spokesman of the gods and
finally the lord of the moon. He is represented as a man with the
head of an ibis, which is often crowned by the crescent moon
supporting the full moon disk. He often holds a writing palette. The
baboon is also sacred to him, for in Hermopolis, he merged with the
local baboon god Hedj-wer. Thoth invented the arts and sciences,
music, and magic, and was the god of learning, but above all, he was
famed for being the creator of hieroglyphs, and was known as “the
lord of holy words”. As the god who invented writing, he was the
protector of scribes. Thoth was occasionally described as the tongue
or heart of Ra. As the god of magic, he was called “the elder”.

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