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Loca Antiqua

ars longa, vita brevis. classics and anthropology student reporting on old places, things, events, and that of the like.

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  • quidquid: Isn’t this the most non-Egyptian, Egyptian thing you’ve ever seen? Well, this is Bes. protector of childbirth, prego women, and the actual birth itself. He fended off the bad guys with his ugly face, loud music, and dancing…and the ladies loved him. He also got around a lot. As early as around 2000 BC images have him started to spring up all around the Eastern Mediterranean, even into Rome and Persepolis. Anywho, I love this quote: “One of the most attractive among the divine beings worshiped by the ancient Egyptians was the little household god Bes, who with his varied postures and activities and his jovial ugliness stands in marked contrast to the stately divinities of the official pantheon” (Cartwright).

    quidquid:

    Isn’t this the most non-Egyptian, Egyptian thing you’ve ever seen? Well, this is Bes. protector of childbirth, prego women, and the actual birth itself. He fended off the bad guys with his ugly face, loud music, and dancing…and the ladies loved him.

    He also got around a lot. As early as around 2000 BC images have him started to spring up all around the Eastern Mediterranean, even into Rome and Persepolis.

    Anywho, I love this quote: “One of the most attractive among the divine beings worshiped by the ancient Egyptians was the little household god Bes, who with his varied postures and activities and his jovial ugliness stands in marked contrast to the stately divinities of the official pantheon” (Cartwright).

    Tagged: egypt god bes

    Posted on December 29, 2011 via Quidquid with 11 notes

    Source: quidquid

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    5. apiphile reblogged this from velizaraptor and added:
      Bes gets a reasonably starring role in The Moon In The Cloud by Rosemary Sutcliffe (of Eagle of the Ninth fame), and it...
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    8. quidquid reblogged this from amantes-amentes and added:
      It’s why I picked him! I was like who is this pacific island tribal man!?!? No one is quite sure where he originated...
    9. velizaraptor reblogged this from amantes-amentes and added:
      BES! Bes is one of my favorites!
    10. theladygoogle reblogged this from quidquid
    11. amantes-amentes reblogged this from quidquid and added:
      Whoa - seems VERY non-Egyptian!
    12. quidquid posted this

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