Baboon

 

Swahili Name: Nyani

Baboon's Wisdom Includes:

    ∞ Defense of family
    ∞ Sacred to the God Thoth (God of wisdom)
    ∞ Sacred to the God Hapi (God of the Nile)
    ∞ Attending to sacred things*

Thoth is sometimes portrayed as a baboon as he stands in the Judgment Hall of Osirus in the land of the dead. Ancient records say that four apes sit beside the Lake of Fire near the throne of Osirus. They listen to all appeals of the soul and judge it before it can pass into the lands of Osirus.

*added by Ruth-Renate