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In Egyptian mythology, the god of music and dance, and patron of mirth and birth. He is usually depicted as a grotesque dwarf with leonine features, often wearing a feather headdress.

A popular domestic deity, Bes first appeared in the Middle Kingdom in a form suggesting that he was originally a cat, destroyer of harmful snakes. His name is connected with African words for cat.



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This was a small copy of one of the ancient Egyptian gods--that of Bes, who represented the destructive power of nature.
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