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THOTH Sometimes regarded as the father of the deities, self-created and present at creation, for example in the Memphite myth, he was the god of law, writing, medicine, mathematics, time and spoken word and he had command over all magical knowledge. He brought creation into existence by uttering the thoughts of the creator and was later called the heart and tongue of Ra (i.e. he translated thought into word and so animated the sun). He rode in the solar boat with Ra. In this function, he ordered the measurement of time. Thoth as an elder God taught Isis the magical incantations to restore life to the body of Osiris. He also gave Isis the healing formula to restore young Horus to life after scorpions had stung him. This was after she had caused an eclipse by stopping the sun boat. Depicted with an ibis or baboon head or as these creatures, he is also seen as a scribe with his magical palate, recording the words and commands of the deities and writing the laws for humankind. Invoke Thoth for all forms of wisdom, learning and knowledge, including magical, for order in your life and in the world, for oratory and divinatory skills and for creative ventures. His colours are white and blue.
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