Book of Thoth

The Book of Thoth is a mystical book featured in the WB Network/UPN supernatural teen dramedy series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was introduced in the pilot episode of the show, "Welcome to the Hellmouth".

The Book of Thoth is an ancient tome of occult lore. Marked with the word "Vampyr" in bold illumination, the book contains vast amounts of knowledge concerning demons, vampires and Satanic rituals. The present owner of the book is Watcher Rupert Giles who uses it as a valuable resource when training the Slayer Buffy Summers. Giles formerly kept the book in the library at Sunnydale High School, but after leaving the school, kept it amongst his personal belongings.