Thoth

Thoth (also known as Djehuti) is the god of wisdom and writing. He is the loyal scribe of Ma'at and a protector of baboons. In addition, Thoth is the founder of the House of Life and is currently the only god allowed there.

Background
When Set imprisoned Osiris, Thoth attempted to mediate an agreement, but Isis convinced him that he should allow Horus to seek revenge. This resulted in Horus losing an eye to Set, which Thoth replaced with moonlight, creating the Eye of Horus. He also had to heal Isis when Horus inadvertently cut off her head when she attempted to stop him from fighting Set while weakened.

The Red Pyramid
Thoth helps Sadie and Carter defeat Set by telling them the contents of his book, which contains the spell that can send Set into the Duat. He also tells the siblings that there are two ingredients needed for the spell&mdash;the feather of truth and Set's secret name. Thoth, however, gives them a test in exchange for the information, using shabti to record their battles and leaving them a picture of Bast and Apophis to give them a clue about who Bast really is and what their mother died for. He, however, refuses to explain the picture as it is not in their deal. Thoth is later seen in the Hall of Gods, his image flickering between his human form and a gassy green sphere.

Personality
Thoth is a rather comical god when he first meets Carter and Sadie. He seems to be a bit absent-minded and took some time to realize that he was not in Memphis, Egypt, but actually Memphis, Tennessee. He has also taken a liking to barbecue and, as he is the god of wisdom, a passion for education and books. He seems to marvel at computers and technology and wishes he had a bigger laboratory.

Thoth is mostly a benevolent deity and arguably one of the least egocentric of the major gods. He always does what is necessary to help others and aside from a little recognition, never asks for anything in return. He was willing to stand up to Horus and Isis when Carter and Sadie met with him and treated Carter and Sadie well. In the Throne of Fire, when Carter and Sadie are shown the Hall of the Gods as Ra prepares to leave, Sadie remarks when Thoth looks at her that she gets the feeling that he is the only one who pities her discomfort.

There is also a darker side to Thoth's personality. He is a very calculating god, and gave tests to Carter and Sadie to see if they are worth the information he was going to give them. Thoth also seems to hold grudges, admonishing Horus and Isis for coming to him for help after the last time Set and Horus fought. He convinced Iskandar to adopt the House of Life's anti-god policies, while maintaining his good standing and freedom.

Appearance
Thoth appears as a young man in his twenties with wild blond hair, wire-rimmed glasses, jeans and a lab coat. The sleeves of his lab coat seems to contain letters and words in all languages which he could use to conjure anything he wanted. While the other gods for large events, like Ra's first voyage back into the Duat, wear elaborate and special clothing or armor, Thoth prefers to wear his jeans and lab coat like always. His eyes are many shifting colors, like a kaleidoscope.

Powers and Abilities
Thoth is a god of magic, and as such he has the ability to create portals, even during the Demon Days, when even the most skilled magicians are unable to do so. His lab coat also seems to act as an extremely powerful magical scroll. Words form on the lab coat and if they fall off they create whatever the word is. When Thoth throws his grocery list on the floor, it turns into whatever was on the list (which in one case, it was milk, bread, and Mountain Dew.)

He is also skilled at making shabti. In order to test how much control Carter and Sadie had over Horus and Isis he sent two extremely lifelike magician shabti to face them.

As the God of Knowledge, Thoth is extremely intelligent. He has several ibises working on dissertations, such as A Short Treatise on the Evolution of Yaks. His power is a lot like Ptah as he creates things by words too. As they both have a powerful grasp on magic.

He is a horrible guitar player. but in the serpents shadow it appears to have gotten better

Relationships
Sadie Kane: Sadie finds Thoth a bit annoying, as shown when Isis asks her to let her throw a fireball at him, and Sadie was tempted by the offer.

Carter Kane: Carter might be a bit annoyed with him as well, since Horus wanted him to kill Thoth, which Carter refused, but Horus instead pleaded Carter to kill his guitar, which Thoth was playing quite badly.

Isis: The two of them do not seem to get along very well. While talking to Thoth, Isis begs Sadie to throw a fireball at him, which Sadie was tempted to do. Thoth also calls Isis deceitful and manipulative and states that Isis never admits that she doesn't know something.

Horus: It seems as if he as well as his mother dislikes him as well. After the test given to them, Horus pleads Carter to kill Thoth, which Carter refused, but ended up pleading to kill the guitar.

Bast: It is implied that they do not get along very well.

In Mythology
Thoth plays an important role in the birth of Nut's children, though it is not mentioned in the book. In the myth, Nut goes to him for advice after Ra forbids her from giving birth on any day of the year. He comes up with the idea of gambling with Khonsu and helps Nut create the five new days with moonlight.

He was also the grand vizier when Ra, Shu, Geb, Osiris, and Horus ruled as pharaohs. When Horus chose to leave this world, he made Thoth pharaoh and he ruled peacefully for over 3,000 years.

Trivia

 * Thoth makes a vague reference to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series when he mentions Hermes, who he states is nothing like him. This hints that he has seen Hermes and that the Greek and Egyptian gods might interact.