Thoth

Thoth
   One of the earliest Egyptian gods, represented as ibis-headed or as a dogheaded ape. He is reported to have invented numbers and arithmetic, geometry and astronomy, all of which were well known to the pre-dynastic Egyptians. For the story of his gamble with the moon for the intercalary days, See Osiris. One of his manifestations was Aah-te-Huti. He was associated with Khnemu, Maat, and Ptah in the Creation. Alternative spellings are Djehuti or Zehuti. He was the arbiter between the gods, and had knowledge of the magic formulae needed by the dead to pass safely through the underworld. In the stories of the conflict between Osiris, Isis, and Horus against Set, it was Thoth on whose advice a satisfactory outcome always depended.
   Thoth, who was a moon god, dates back to the earliest times, and was of such influence that he had to be absorbed into the religion of Osiris and Ra.

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