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Thoth was known as a reasonable mediator. He supported Horus vs. Seth and mediated between Tefnut and Ra. In Duat, the underworld, he helped Osiris judge the souls of the dead. He also convinced Hathor (alternatively: Tefnut) to return to Egypt after she fled, pursuant to an argument with Ra (alternatively: ShuIn Egyptian mythology, Shu is one of the primordial sky gods and one of the Ennead. He was created by Atum (Ra) from his semen or mucus. With his sister, Tefnut, he was the father of Nuit and Seb. His daughter, Nuit, was the sky goddess whom he held over).
He is sometimes identified with the Greek god HermesDionysus, by Praxiteles Hermes (Greek: 'pile of marker stones'), in Greek mythology, is the god of travelers, shepherds, land travel, orators, literature, cunning, poets, athletics, weights and measures, and thieves, and the messenger from the gods to hum or Hermes TrismegistusHermes Trismegistus is the latin name for "Hermes the thrice-greatest" derived from Epsilon;ρμης ο Τρισμεγιστο&sigmaf the Greek name of the Egyptian god Thoth (the god of.
Thoth was credited by the ancient Egyptians as the inventor of writing and the 365-day calendar. He was usually depicted with the head of an ibisThreskiornis ''Pseudibis ''Bostrychia ''Theristicus ''Cercibis ''Mesembrinibis ''Phimosus ''Lophotibis ''Eudocimus ''Plegadis ''Geronticus Ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae. They all have long downcurved bills, (whose beak looks like a crescent moon) or of a baboonPapio hamadryas Papio papio Papio anubis Papio cynocephalus Papio ursinus The Baboon is the largest non- Hominid member of the primate order. Their family is Cercopithecidae, subfamily Cercopithecinae. In modern scientific use, only members of the genus P (a nocturnal animal that has many similarities to humanHuman beings are defined variously in biological, spiritual, and cultural terms, or in combinations thereof. Biologically, they are classified as Homo sapiens ( Latin for knowing man , a primate species of mammal with a highly developed brain. In spirituaity).
During the late period of Egyptian history a cult of Thoth gained prominence, and millions of ibises were mummified and buried in his honour.