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”.