2) All these things are also contexts for trickery. Writing is the basis for fake credentials and deceptive propaganda; learning is as often as not learning how to cheat; fraudulent alchemists are more common than honest ones, and the ability to convince the mind in the absence of facts is a basic element of many kins of magic. Mercury is the god of ambivalence, of things that can be used for good and evil alike.
3) No. Thoth is a moon god; Hermes corresponds to the planet Mercury. Thoth doesn't have the reputation for trickery, either.
Re: Hermes/Thoth
2) All these things are also contexts for trickery. Writing is the basis for fake credentials and deceptive propaganda; learning is as often as not learning how to cheat; fraudulent alchemists are more common than honest ones, and the ability to convince the mind in the absence of facts is a basic element of many kins of magic. Mercury is the god of ambivalence, of things that can be used for good and evil alike.
3) No. Thoth is a moon god; Hermes corresponds to the planet Mercury. Thoth doesn't have the reputation for trickery, either.