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Bes: The Egyptian God

Bes is known as the ancient Egyptian God of childbirth, sexuality, fertility, humour and war. More than this it is called as the God of pregnant women and children. The worship of the Egyptian dwarf God began in the ancient kingdom of Egypt (c. 2686-2181 BC) and continued even in the Roman Empire.

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Bes: The Egyptian God

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  1. Egyptian God of Childbirth and Sexuality

  2. Bes is known as the ancient Egyptian God of childbirth, sexuality, fertility, humour and war. More than this it is called as the God of pregnant women and children. The worship of the Egyptian dwarf God began in the ancient kingdom of Egypt (c. 2686-2181 BC) and continued even in the Roman Empire. The representations of the physical appearance of him may surprise or annoy modern spectators. "[L] ArgeOrears, long-haired and bearded, with featured genitals, and bow legs," writes Scholar Joshua Mark. "Usually, he shows him holding a rattle," says Mark, "but sometimes a snake. "It is represented regularly as a dwarf with large ears, long-haired and bearded, with featured genitals and with arc legs. Usually, he is shown by holding a rattle, but sometimes a snake (or snakes), a knife or a sword. The BES image was often positioned in Gates for protection and almost always appears outside the houses of birth.

  3. In more modest homes, they could not afford stelae, offering tables and vases, a simple statue of BES would be placed on an altar, and what one could afford to be offered. Bes was worshiped mainly through the daily activities of people, as they were about their business. BES often carved into furniture, for example, and especially beds to protect people especially protector of children from evil spirits or ghosts that could come at night. Bes was originally, and maintained mainly, the Egyptian God of pregnant women and childbirth. Women who experienced conceived difficulties would visit a BES camera (also known as an incubation chamber) on a site like the Hathor Temple in Dendera, where they would spend the night in the presence of God. At the time of the Ptolemaic dynasty, these BES cameras were decorated with images of a naked BES with an erect phallus and a naked goddess to promote fertility and healing. Women used regularly or carried objects recorded with the likeness of God and even had images of him tattooed on their bodies.

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