Bes
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bes"
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛs/
Proper noun
Bes
- (Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian god, the protector of households and mothers, children and childbirth.
- 2009, Molefi Kete Asante, Ama Mazama, editors, Encyclopedia of African Religion, SAGE, →ISBN, page 121:
- The god Bes occurred so early in the human imagination that it reaches back to the earliest of human settlements along the Nile.
Coordinate terms
- Beset
Related terms
Translations
ancient Egyptian goddess of fertility
Further reading
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛs]
Proper noun
Bes m anim
Declension
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German
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Bes m
Etymology 2
Noun
Bes n (strong, genitive Bes, plural Bes)