nomisma.org: bes

Bes (Deity, Concept)

Canonical URI: http://nomisma.org/id/bes_deity

Preferred Label: Bes (en), Bès (fr), Bes (es), Bes (it), Bes (de), Βησά (el)Additional labels
Bes (af), بس (ar), Бес (bg), Bes (ca), Bes (cs), Bes (da), Beso (eo), Bes (et), Bes (eu), بس (fa), Bes (fi), בס (he), Bes (hr), Bész (hu), Բես (hy), Bes (id), ベス (ja), 베스 (ko), Besa (la), Besas (lt), Бес (mk), ബെസ് (ml), Dewa Bes (ms), Bes (nb), Bes (nl), Bès (oc), Bes (pl), Bes (pt), Bes (ro), Бес (ru), بيسو (sd), Bes (sk), Bes (sl), Бес (sr), Bes (sv), Bes (tr), Бес (uk), بیسو (ur), Bes (vi), 贝斯 (zh)
Alternate Label: Bisu (en)

en: Bes, together with his feminine counterpart Beset, is an ancient Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households and, in particular, of mothers, children, and childbirth. Worship of Bes spread as far north as the area of Syria and as far west as the Balearic Islands (Ibiza) in Spain, and later into the Roman and Achaemenid Empires.