Bes Definition

bĕs
noun
The Egyptian god of music and revelry and the guardian deity of women in labor, often depicted as a dwarf.
American Heritage
A god of pleasure and a protector of women in childbirth and of children.
Webster's New World
verb

(nonstandard) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of be.

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Origin of Bes

  • Egyptian bs

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Bes Sentence Examples

  • The old Babylonian hero Gilgamesh and the Egyptian Bes (perhaps of foreign extraction) are nude, and so in general are the figurines of the Ishtar-Astarte type.

  • In his joyous aspect Bes plays the harp or flute, dances, &c. He is figured on mirrors, ointment vases and other articles of the toilet.

  • Amulets and ornaments in the form of the figure or mask of Bes are common after the New Kingdom; he is often associated with children and with childbirth and is figured in the "birth-houses" devoted to the cult of the child-god.

  • Large wooden figures of Bes are generally found to contain the remains of a human foetus.

  • For information as to Ammon, Anubis, Apis, Bes, Bubastis, Buto, Isis and Thoth, reference must be made to the special articles on these gods.

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