Thoth

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From Fire from Strange Altars by J. N. Fradenburgh, 1891.

Thoth was a moon-god, and the king of eternity. He was the lord of truth and of divine words, of knowledge and of priestly culture, of arts and sciences, of discoveries and inventions. He invented writing, and was the author of the most sacred scriptures. He founded libraries and made laws, and was the advocate and justifier of the good at the bar of Osiris. He revealed the will of the gods.

It is said that he wrote a work which contained all wisdom, and by the use of which all things could be charmed. He inclosed this precious volume in a box of gold, this in a box of silver, this in a box of ivory and ebony, this in a box of bronze, this in a box of brass, and the box of brass in a box of iron; and, secured in this manner, he threw the treasure into the Nile at Coptos, and stationed fearful watchers about the place of its concealment. It was long sought and at last found, but brought to its possessor many misfortunes together with its blessings.

Thoth was highly honored in Egypt, and, as Hermes Trismegistus, exerted an influence on the theosophy of the early Christian centuries.

Fradenburgh, J. N. Fire from Strange Altars. Cranston & Stowe, 1891.

J. N. Fradenburgh

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