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The god of eloquence and letters among the ancient Egyptians, and supposed to be the inventor of writing and philosophy. He corresponded to the Mercury of the Romans, and was usually represented as a human figure with th…

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  1. n. The god of eloquence and letters among the ancient Egyptians, and supposed to be the inventor of writing and philosophy. He corresponded to the Mercury of the Romans, and was usually represented as a human figure with the head of an ibis or a lamb.
  2. n. The Egyptian sacred baboon.
  3. 1. (Myth.) The god of eloquence and letters among the ancient Egyptians, and supposed to be the inventor of writing and philosophy. He corresponded to the Mercury of the Romans, and was usually represented as a human figure with the head of an ibis or a lamb. 2. (Zoöl.) The Egyptian sacred baboon.
  4. The god of eloquence and letters among the ancient Egyptians,and supposed to be the inventor of writing and philosophy. Hecorresponded to the Mercury of the Romans, and was usuallyrepresented as a human figure with the head of an ibis or a lamb.
  5. n Egyptian Moon deity with the head of an ibis; god of wisdom and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods