Beset
deity earth ancient Egypt single tradition · 2
Beset is the feminine counterpart of the ancient Egyptian deity Bes. She is associated with the protection of households and, in particular, of mothers, children, and childbirth.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Egyptian protective deity first attested in the Middle Kingdom.
Relationships
- consort of
- Bes
- co occurs with
- Anat, Kebechet, Nebethetepet, Iusaaset, Qed-her, Nehmetawy, Abaset, Khereduankh, Baalat Gebal, Hatmehit, Henet, Pelican, Iabet, Iat, Meret, Nehbet-anet, Ay, Nebtuwi, Ahmose-Nefertari, Ahti, Amathaunta, Amn, Anet, Anhefta, Anit, Anuke, Aperet-Isis, Bairthy, Besna, Esna, Hedetet, Heptet, Heret-Kau, Hert-ketit-s, Hert-Nemmat-Set, Hert-sefu-s, Heru-pa-kaut, Heset, Hetepes-Sekhus, Iaret, Ipy, Iw, Ken, Khefthernebes, Matit, Nakith, Perit, Pesi, Qerhet, Rekhit, Amesemi, Mehit, Qetesh, Astarte, Ammit, Meretseger, Mehet-Weret, Khensit, Mafdet, Meskhenet, Iunit, Raet-tawy, Ištar
- parent of
- Bes
- allied with
- Taweret
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Later, in the Ptolemaic period of Egyptian history, chambers were constructed at Saqqara, painted with images of Bes and his female counterpart Beset, thought by Egyptologists to have been for the purpose of curing fertility problems or general healing rituals.”
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“Beset – Guardian of women in childbirth and infants who appeared during the Middle Kingdom, the female counterpart and possibly the mother of Bes”
#24953 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5