A statue depicting Thoth in Arsinoe
Thoth is an Egyptian deity widely associated with the arbitration of godly disputes, the arts of magic, the system of writing, the development of science, and the judgment of the dead.[1] He is described as having the head of a green ibis, and as such, is symbolized by one.[2]
Legacy and influence[]
Thoth had a temple in Hermopolis dedicated to him until the mid-1st century BCE, when he was replaced by Hermes Trismegistus, a combination of both Thoth and the Greek deity Hermes, as the patron god of the city.[3]
Thoth was the husband-father of the goddess Sheshat,[4] and was depicted with her on the ancient tablets some of which the Medjay Bayek of Siwa found during his adventures in 1st century BCE.[3]
Some time after 48 BCE, the Hidden One Bayek visited a Temple of Thoth in Arsinoe Nome, Sinai and after solving a puzzle, he acquired the Blades of Thoth.[5]
Around 38 BCE, Bayek helped an old man, Khui, to preserve his fading memory of the Old Divine ones by finding for him statuettes of three old gods within the afterlife, Thoth among them, while exploring Aten.[6]
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (sculpture only)
- The Hidden Ones (sculpture only)
- The Curse of the Pharaohs (sculpture only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
References[]
- ↑
Thoth on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Curse of the Pharaohs – The Ibis
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Hidden Ones – Bayek's Promise: Ankh
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Hidden Ones – Shards from a Star
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Curse of the Pharaohs – Gods or Creed
