The wisdom God of different peoples had his own. With their help, people received knowledge, and also had the opportunity to conduct various records and records. In ancient Greece, for example, Zeus swallowed his first wife Metis, who was the embodiment of wisdom . In the end, he received all of her knowledge and learned to share good and evil.
God of wisdom in ancient Egypt
He was not only a god of wisdom, but also a patron of counting, writing and science. He was considered the first creator of the calendar and books. Since the ibis is considered the sacred animal of this god, Thoth was depicted with the head of this bird. Its main attributes are papyrus and various written instruments. He - the god of wisdom, who taught people to write, and he also created the whole intellectual life. In addition, he taught Egyptian mathematics, medicine and other important sciences. According to existing legends He was a scribe and participated in the court of Osiris. He also took part in funeral rituals and recorded the results of weighing the soul. That is why he was given one more name - "the leader of the soul".
Indian god of wisdom and prosperity
Ganesha is the god of abundance and wealth. He was approached by people to succeed in business. They portrayed him as a large child with a huge belly, which can be girded with a snake. His head is like an elephant, but with a single tusk. Behind it is a halo indicating holiness. Ganesha sits on the Wahan, an animal that is a symbol of audacity. It could be a rat, a shrew, or a dog. God of knowledge and wisdom could have a different number of hands from 2 to 32. In the upper hands is a lotus flower and a trident. There are images on which Ganesha has a pen and books in his hands, because these items indicated that he is a great Arctic fox. Can depict it with three eyes. Ganesha is the first deity to which a person could turn, using special prayers.
God of wisdom among the Slavs
Veles is one of the ancient gods. He was considered the patron of wisdom, fertility, wealth and livestock. His main act was that he set in motion the world that created Svarog and Rod. They portrayed him as a tall man with a long beard. He is dressed in a long cloak, and in his hands he had a staff, which was, in fact, an ordinary snag. They considered Veles a werewolf, so there are images where he is half human and half bear.