Thoth

American  

[thohth, toht] / θoʊθ, toʊt /

noun

Egyptian Religion.

1. the god of wisdom, learning, and magic represented as a man with the head either of an ibis or of a baboon.

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Thoth British  

/ təʊt, θəʊθ /

noun

1. (in Egyptian mythology) a moon deity, scribe of the gods and protector of learning and the arts

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Example Sentences

And while San Francisco may have the famous California Academy of Sciences, San Jose boasts the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, with mummies and a robot version of Thoth, ancient “Keeper of the Mysteries.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

To pay homage to the deity Thoth, baboons were probably imported from distant regions and kept in captivity in ancient Egypt.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2023

The restoration of longer routes means the Krewe of Thoth can again roll by New Orleans’ Children’s Hospital after a nearly three-year absence.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2023

Thoth is often depicted as a baboon—making him the only god in the pantheon whose animal representative was not native to Egypt.

From Scientific American • Oct. 19, 2021

Then—and this was the good part—he would take it to this special altar they would build for Thoth and put the question in his beak and leave it there overnight.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder