Bes
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Bes, together with his feminine counterpart Beset, is an ancient Egyptian deity, of Nubian or C-Group culture origin worshipped as a protector of households and, in particular, of mothers, children, a
A Statuette of Beset
Egyptian composite capital with a Bes capital above it, in the Dendera Temple complex (Egypt)
Pottery Jug Depicting Bes, 5th Century BCE
Amulet of Bes; 1070–712 BC; faience; height: 3.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
Min (god)
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Min is an ancient Egyptian god whose cult originated in the predynastic period. He was represented in many different forms, but was most often represented in male human form, shown with an erect penis
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…of Bes based on various sources Name in hieroglyphs Major cult center Hermopolis, but worshipped everywhere Symbol Ostrich feather Genealogy Parents Min (god) (in some myths) Siblings Taweret Consort Beset, Taweret Bes (; also spelled as Bisu, Coptic: Ⲃⲏⲥ, Ⲃⲏⲥⲁ, Arabic: ويصا, romanized: Wīssa), together with…
Engravings with the character for Min, with sawfish blades and shells, on one of the Koptos statues.
The Min Palette: a mudstone palette with the ancient hieroglyph for Min in relief. Late Predynastic, Naqada III. 3250-3100 BC. El-Amra
God Min, circa 1630 BCE. Min Temple of Koptos. King Intef V, 17th dynasty. Ashmolean Museum
Min-Amun in a relief from the reign of Thutmose III (r.1479–1425 BCE) from Deir el-Bahari