BESET


Meaning of BESET in English

[Egyptian] Beset was a goddess of ancient Egyptian mythology. She was the female version of the dwarf-god Bes. Beset was an Egyptian guard. She protected people from evil spirits, snakes, and misfortune. Beset was also a goddess of human pleasures. Some of these pleasures were music, dance, and jollity. Beset had a protruding tongue, bow legs, and the ears, mane, and tail of a lion.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.