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Bes

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Bes

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Bes represented as a dwarf, statue; in the Louvre
(credit: Giraudon-Art Resource, New York)
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
shaggy-haired, shortlegged god with tail. [Egyptian Myth.: Leach, 138]
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This was a small copy of one of the ancient Egyptian gods--that of Bes, who represented the destructive power of nature.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
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