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Ode To Thoth

by Teri Sharp

Hail, Thoth, god of learning.
I come to you for guidance,
And call your name in eternal yearning.
As the pages of my life unfold,
So rapidly, ceaselessly turning,
You bring the image to my mind
Of hot desert sands, forever burning
Away the meaningless ties that bind,
In the urgent quest for eternal truth,
A spiritual balm to ease the mind.
But if I know not what it is I seek,
How can I ever hope to truly find?
Hail, Thoth, ibis-headed god
Of the lush, fertile land of the Nile.
I seek the magic of your healing rod—
Weave your spell, that I may smile,
And wipe away the tears of regret
That I have wept for so many unremembered things
Which somehow I can't seem to forget.
Lift the veil that humanity brings,
Let the path of knowledge be well lit,
Reveal the past to which my mind clings.
Hail, Thoth, revealer of the keys that fit.

 Originally named Tehuti by the Egyptians, Thoth was given his better known name by the Greeks. They linked him with their god Hermes, and like Hermes, he was considered to be the god of wisdom, writing and invention. He was also the messenger and spokesman of the gods and finally the lord of the moon. He is represented as a man with the head of an ibis, which is often crowned by the crescent moon supporting the full moon disk. He often holds a writing palette. The baboon is also sacred to him, for in Hermopolis, he merged with the local baboon god Hedj-wer. Thoth invented the arts and sciences, music, and magic, and was the god of learning, but above all, he was famed for being the creator of hieroglyphs, and was known as “the lord of holy words”. As the god who invented writing, he was the protector of scribes. Thoth was occasionally described as the tongue or heart of Ra. As the god of magic, he was called “the elder”.