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Bes

deity earth Egyptian single tradition · 13

Bes is a deity in Egyptian mythology who is sometimes depicted with many eyes.

↻ synthesized from 13 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Earliest evidence from the Old Kingdom.

Relationships

co occurs with
Mokumokuren, Lord Shiva, Tripura Sundari, Adi Parashakti, Durga, Neith, Sobek-Re, Shu, Re, Ptahil, Sokar, Tatenen, Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, Susanoo no Mikoto, Chaos, Duma, Cluracan, Nuala, Nada, Choronzon, Merkin, Order, Apis, Geb, Atum, Onuris, Bennu, Min, Montu, Nefertem, Heru-ur, Khonshu, Im-ho-tep, Osiris-Antinous, Ptah, Bast, Amaunet, Gherke, Amon Ra, Kokou the Ever-Burning, Unut, Dodomeki, Ophanim, Seraphim, Azrael, Indra, Argus Panoptes, Cuegle, Amun, Tefnut, Remiel, Azazel, Thor, Odin, Loki, Osiris, Aten, Aker, Ra, Khnum, Maahes, Set, Sobek, Thoth, Khepri, Sekhmet, Exu
allied with
Taweret, Ptah, Anubis, Bast, Tanit, Horus, Nut
consort of
Beset
sibling of
Khonshu
child of
Beset
syncretized with
Anchutka

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Mentioned by

and 12 more

Sources

wikipedia (13)
  1. List of many-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction
  2. Taweret
  3. Bes
  4. Ptah
  5. The Sandman: Season of Mists
  6. Illa Conillera
  7. Ancient Egyptian deities
  8. List of Egyptian deities
  9. Sebeg
  10. Antinous
  11. Horus on the Crocodiles
  12. Khonshu (Marvel Comics)
  13. Hare nome

Source passages

“Bes in Egyptian mythology (in some depictions).”

#5094 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“In the famed Metternich Stela, Isis tells Horus that he was reared by a "sow and a dwarf", almost certainly referring to Taweret and her fellow apotropaic demon-god Bes, respectively. Although the date of this stela is relatively late, the central role of Taweret in the successful raising of children is still being stressed, showing the continuity of her character.”

#11435 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Bes appears, as part of the delegation of Egyptian gods, in The Sandman: Season of Mists (December 1990 – July 1991), by Neil Gaiman. Bes appears as a trickster in Mummies Alive! (1997) animated series. Bes appears as a character in Otherland: volume 3 Mountain of Black Glass”

#11608 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Sometimes represented as a dwarf, naked and deformed, his popularity would continue to grow during the Late Period. Frequently associated with the god Bes”

#17052 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Anubis, Bast, and Bes to offer information in exchange for the key to Hell”

#18058 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001