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Bes

Egyptian deity

EntityAncient Egyptian deity fertility deityQ188931

Instance of: Ancient Egyptian deity
, fertility deity
Part of: Egyptian mythology

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Bes, together with his feminine counterpart Beset, is an ancient Egyptian deity, of Nubian or C-Group culture origin worshipped as a protector of households and, in particular, of mothers, children, and childbirth. Bes later came to be regarded as the defender of everything good and the enemy of all that is bad. According to Donald Mackenzie in 1907, Bes may have been a Middle Kingdom import from Nubia and his cult did not become widespread until the beginning of the New Kingdom, but more recently several Bes-like figurines have been found in deposits from the Naqada period of pre-dynastic Egypt, like the thirteen figurines found at Tell el-Farkha.

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Sex or gender: male
Different from: Beset
Bes
Bastet
Said to be the same as: bies
Depicted by: Statue of Bes
Worshipped by: Egyptian mythology

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