Editing Thoth (section)

==Modern cultural references==
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[[File:Thoth writing.svg|upright|thumb|Thoth depicted with a [[book]] and [[stylus]]]]
Thoth has been seen as a god of wisdom and has been used in modern literature, especially since the early 20th century when ancient Egyptian ideas were quite popular.

* In 1932 film ''[[The Mummy (1932 film)|The Mummy]]'' the "scroll of Thoth" is a life-giving scroll. Reading its symbols out loud causes [[Imhotep]] to rise from the dead.
* In ''Croyd'' by [[Ian Wallace (author)|Ian Wallace]] (Berkeley Medallion, 1968), Thoth is the father of the Galactic Agent hero, Croyd.
* [[Aleister Crowley]]'s Egyptian style ''[[Thoth Tarot]]'' deck and its written description in his 1944 book ''[[The Book of Thoth (Crowley)|The Book of Thoth]]'' were named in reference to the theory that Tarot cards were the Egyptian book of Thoth.{{sfnmp|1a1=Crowley|1y=1944|2a1=DuQuette|2y=2003}}
* [[H. P. Lovecraft]] also used the word "Thoth" as the basis for his alien god, "[[Yog-Sothoth]]", an entity associated with sorcery and esoteric knowledge.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fKkwCgAAQBAJ&q=lovecraft+thoth+yog+sothoth&pg=PA125|title=H. P. Lovecraft and the Black Magickal Tradition: The Master of Horror's Influence on Modern Occultism |last=Steadman|first=John L.|date=2015-09-01|publisher=Weiser Books|isbn=9781633410008|language=en}}</ref>
* Thoth's other name Jehuty was the name of the playable Orbital Frame mecha in the ''[[Zone of the Enders]]'' franchise.
* In the manga series ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'', Thoth lends his name to the character Boingo's Stand, which manifests as a comic book with premonitory stories.
* In the 2016 film ''[[Gods of Egypt (film)|Gods of Egypt]]'', Thoth is played by [[Chadwick Boseman]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Lee | first=Benjamin | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/nov/13/gods-of-egypt-posters-anger-whitewashed-cast-twitter-exodus | title=''Gods of Egypt'' posters spark anger with 'whitewashed' cast | work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London | date=November 13, 2015 | access-date=1 January 2017 }}</ref>
* Thoth appears in the 2021 comic book series ''God of War: Fallen God'',<ref>{{cite news | last=Sawan | first=Amer | url=https://www.cbr.com/god-of-war-fallen-god-egyptian-pantheon/ | title=God of War: Kratos Comes Face to Face With Brand New Pantheon | work=CBR.com | date=June 14, 2021 | access-date=June 17, 2021}}</ref> which is based on the ''[[God of War (franchise)|God of War]]'' video game franchise.
* In the 2002 [[Ensemble Studios]] game ''[[Age of Mythology]]'', Thoth is one of nine minor gods that can be worshipped by Egyptian players.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/age-of-mythology/The_Minor_Gods:_Egyptian|title = The Minor Gods: Egyptian |website=Age of Mythology Wiki Guide |date = 27 March 2012 |publisher=IGN |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/Age_of_Mythology/page/n11/mode/2up|title = Age of Mythology |type=game manual |publisher=Microsoft Game Studios |year=2002 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
* In [[Neil Gaiman]]’s 2001 novel ''[[American Gods]]'' and its [[American Gods (TV series)|2017–2021 TV adaptation]], Thoth is portrayed as Mr. Ibis, who runs a funeral parlor alongside [[Anubis]], known as Mr. Jacquel.
*Thoth is one of many playable gods in [[Hi-Rez Studios]]' [[multiplayer online battle arena]] (MOBA) video game ''[[Smite (video game)|Smite]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smitegame.com/gods/|access-date=2021-10-01|title=Gods|website=Smite}}</ref>
* In ''[[Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun]]'', Thoth is a character who takes the form of a sphinx.