Part of this esteem may be related to the Egyptian god Bes who, according to the Ashmolean Museum, is usually depicted as being very short with strong muscles and an expressive face. Bes was a ...

This startling discovery, hidden in a 2,200-year-old vase featuring the enigmatic god Bès, rewrites our understanding of ancient Egyptian rituals and beliefs. The vase, discovered in a tomb from ...

Around 1353 BC the Pharaoh Akhenaten tried to change the way gods were worshipped in Egypt. Instead of having multiple gods and goddesses, each with different roles, he placed one god, the god ...