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Bes was a family genius, who with Theuris, protected the house. His popularity
was enormous, mostly in the New Reign. He was represented by a bearded dwarf
with a dangling tongue, with crooked legs and a long dangling tail, he was a
grotesque figure. He defende the house from the evil spirits, besides keeping
away the dangers from men., with Theuris he protected the women in labour from
any painful aspect of the delivery. He was also the protector of sleep, and in
fact he was often represented on beds to prevent the evil geniuses to appear in
dreams. He was god of dancing and of joyful events and he was also often
represented while he was playing a drum. He presided over personal hygiene and
his image is carved on many objects used for this purpose. It seems his origin
was foreign. He was the “Guardian of the door”, in the mystery initiations, his
name in fact means “to begin, to introduce”.
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