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The Moon in Ancient Egypt (1974 words) |
 | A lunar eclipse was seen as a bad omen, evidenced from some Late Period texts that describe the sky swallowing the moon. |
| The murder of the god Osiris and his resurrection were recognized in the lunar cycle, and the body of Osiris was equated with the moon. |
| Specifically, it is the Theban theology that describes the moon god as the son of the sun god. |
| The Ancient Egypt Site - Thot, God of Wisdom and Writing (2662 words) |
| This association is probably to be explained by the lunar character of this god (see below: nature): the curved beak of the ibis may perhaps have been seen as a symbol for the moon's crescent, and the fl and white feathering of the animal as representing the waxing and waning of the moon. |
| As the scribe of the gods, Thot also recorded and imparted their decisions and thus came to be considered as the messenger of the gods in general and of Re in particular. |
| As a lunar god, he was responsible for completing the moon during its cycle, that is to say, to make sure that time passes as it is supposed to. |
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