Thoth

Thoth (also known as Djehuti) is the god of wisdom, writing, and the crescent moon. He is the loyal scribe of Ma'at. He agreed to imprison the gods and was the only one officially allowed to remain free. 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 person 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.

There is also a darker side to Thoth's personality. He is a very calculating person, 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. Furthermore, he appears to get angry when mentioning the Eye of Horus, which he created, perhaps feeling he does not get enough gratitude from Horus for restoring his sight.

Appearance
Thoth appears as a young man in his twenties with wild blond hair, wire-rimmed glasses and a lab coat when he was released to the mortal world. The sleeves of his lab coat seems to contain letters and words which he could use to conjure anything he wanted.

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 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.

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 Khons and helps Nut create the five new days with moonlight.

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.