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Moonlight-Like Fur and Feathers May Explain Egyptian God Thoth's Two Animal Forms
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Moonlight-like fur and feathers may explain Egyptian god Thoth's two animal forms
The ancient Egyptian god of the moon had two very different faces: a crescent-beaked white bird and a silver-coated baboon. Now, researchers think they may have found the common thread connecting them all.
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The god Thot has been intriguing Egyptologists for more than a century. This master of wisdom sometimes borrowed the beak of an ibis, sometimes the face of a baboon. A measure finally illuminates this choice. The silver coat of the baboon reflects the lunar light Ancient Egypt did not shelter any wild baboon. The animals arrived by boat from the port of Adulis, in present-day Eritrea. According to a study published in The Journal of Archaeology,…
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