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Bes (sh)




Minor Egyptian god with a grotesque appearance.

His figure was intended to inspire joy or drive away pain and sorrow, and his ugliness was probably thought to frighten off evil spirits. He was associated with music and childbirth. The name Bes is now used to designate a group of deities of similar appearance with various ancient names.


Bes represented as a dwarf, statue; in the Louvre

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