A question regarding Thoth

A question regarding Thoth

The text translated from polish: "Why Toth, the god of knowledge, was also a joyfull companion?: Thoth, god of wisdom and sciences, was often depicted with a head of an Ibis and with a quill in hand. However sometimes he took a form of a baboon and acted like a clown". The quote is from the polish version of the book: " L'Egypte: Pour répondre aux questions des enfants" (couldn't find an english version)

There isn't anything else written about this topic and it is somewhat vague. I had this book as a kid and liked the idea since I like the trope of a wise goofball.

The thing is I couldn't find anything that even suggested him being really joyfull or that the baboon form represented that. Is there something i'm missing (like anything that can suggest or says about something like that) or is it a misinterpretation from the author?

u/No-Carob-1950 — 12 hours ago

Nimaat – A Fear & Hunger Inspired Horror RPG Set in Ancient Egypt with B...

Might interest a few people here. I don't know if this game has been shown here at some point.

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u/No-Carob-1950 — 21 hours ago
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Favorite fantasy ancient Egypt? Either real one with supernatural elements (like "The Mummy") or a nation inspired by it (like the Tomb Kings from Warhammer), or even a single character that has a strong vibe you like

Can be from any medium (movies, video games, board games, books, toys etc.). Describe why you like that rendition, be it the story, designs, how it uses the setting, worldbuilding or maybe what it does to stand out?

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u/No-Carob-1950 — 5 days ago

Aegis from Steelrising

Haven't finished the game yet, but I love her design do much. For those unaware it's a souls-like game set during an alternative history French Revolution, where king Louis XVI pacifies the revolution with an automaton army, and you're aegis, a bodyguard of the queen who's job is to stop the automaton army. So now for the design:

- First of all she's a really nice mix of a robot that's humanoid but still clearly robotic (my type of a robo girl)

- Her moveset is very flashy and theatrical, which references to her being a dancer before being repurposed as a bodyguard.

- Porcelain style body (especially cool for a clockwork automaton)

- It's clearly shown in the gameplay that she's a machine: her footsteps are really heavy, when her stamina is low the gears on her back become really loud and turn red-hot, which also helps in visually letting you know your stamina is low and when she uses items she inserts them directly to her spine, bending her arm in an unnutural way because she's not limited by human range of motion)

u/No-Carob-1950 — 9 days ago

Badass who wears a straw hat or one that's inspired by it (bonus points if they have a ronin vibe)

Embo (Star Wars)

Mizuki (Overwatch)

Seven (Deadlock)

u/No-Carob-1950 — 9 days ago