Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—T

Thoth

The Hermes of Egyptian mythology. He is represented with the head of an ibis on a human body. He is the inventor of the arts and sciences, music and astronomy, speech and letters. The name means “Logos” or “the Word.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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