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The second artifact (mentioned page 894) is a faience vase where the god Bes is represented with WINGS. He is holding both of his hands up, palm turned upward and the elbows slightly bent. On his palms 2 Wedjats = Eye of Horus are represented. What got me interested in this iconography is the possibility this is pointing us to where I reached with the Hamsa = Iron man armor blasters. So is the Wedjat we see on Bes hands on this vase the representation of the blasters of his armor? I think it is, so let’s check whom Bes is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bes

“Bes (/ˈbɛs/; also spelled as Bisu), together with his feminine counterpart Beset, is an ancient Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households and, in particular, of mothers, children and childbirth. Bes later came to be regarded as the defender of everything good and the enemy of all that is bad. Bes may have been a Middle Kingdom import from Nubia or Somalia, and his cult did not become widespread until the beginning of the New Kingdom.”

>> So he is a late addition to the Ancient Egyptian pantheon. He is a protector and seen as a good deity whom was against everything that is BAD; that’s what is said here.

“Worship of Bes spread as far north as the area of Syria and as far west as the Balearic Islands (Ibiza) in Spain, and later into the Roman and Achaemenid Empires.

Worship

Bes was a household protector, becoming responsible – throughout ancient Egyptian history – for such varied tasks as killing snakes, fighting off evil spirits, watching after children, and aiding women in labour by fighting off evil spirits, and thus present with Taweret at births.”

>> Doesn’t this sound like he is warding off, fighting demons and Horned Serpents? = Evil.

“Images of the deity, quite different from those of the other gods, were kept in homes. Normally Egyptian gods were shown in profile, but instead Bes appeared in full face portrait, ithyphallic, and sometimes in a soldier's tunic, so as to appear ready to launch an attack on any approaching evil. He scared away demons from houses, so his statue was put up as a protector. Since he drove off evil, Bes also came to symbolize the good things in life – music, dance, and sexual pleasure. In the New Kingdom, tattoos of Bes could be found on the thighs of dancers, musicians and servant girls. Many instances of Bes masks and costumes from the New Kingdom and later have been uncovered. These show considerable wear, thought to be too great for occasional use at festivals, and are therefore thought to have been used by professional performers, or given out for rent.”

>> Well, this paragraph says it well: He was a warrior that fought demons. I think his sexual side is intriguing and the festive/theatrical side was a mutation, addition of later period by new generations.

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“Later, in the Ptolemaic period of Egyptian history, chambers were constructed, painted with images of Bes and his wife Beset, thought by Egyptologists to have been for the purpose of curing fertility problems or general healing rituals.”

>> Another mutation.

“Like many Egyptian gods, the worship of Bes or Beset was exported overseas. While the female variant had been more popular in Minoan Crete, the male version would prove popular with the Phoenicians and the ancient Cypriots. The Balearic island of Ibiza derives its name from the god's name, brought along with the first Phoenician settlers in 654 BC. These settlers, amazed at the lack of any sort of venomous creatures on the island, thought it to be the island of Bes (<איבשםʔybšm, *ʔibošim, yibbōšīm "dedicated to Bes"). Later the Roman name Ebusus was derived from this designation.”

>> ^^ I have a riddle for anons; let’s see whom can solve this: WHY in MODERN DAY printing and scholars use Hebrew Alphabet/Letters to write the Phoenician text instead of using the Phoenician Alphabet/Letters? Let’s see whom can crack this riddle ^^

“At the end of the 6th century BC, images of Bes began to spread across the Achaemenid Empire, which Egypt belonged to at the time. Images of Bes have been found at the Persian capital of Susa, and as far away as central Asia. Over time, the image of Bes became more Persian in style, as he was depicted wearing Persian clothes and headdress.”

>> This is a good example of cultural exchange and mutation I talked about starting page 766, when I was explaining about the demography of Carthage.

“Iconography

Modern scholars such as James Romano claim that in its earliest inception Bes was a representation of a lion rearing up on its hind legs. After the Third Intermediate Period, Bes is often seen as just the head or the face, often worn as amulets.

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