"Bes originated in the Sudan and is represented as a grotesque, bearded dwarf with a crown and a sword. Bes, was also a primary god of women in labor and a protector of the home, but it was his fondness for beer that established a spiritual association for brewing second only to that of the goddess Hathor. According to Ian Spencer Hornsey's A History of Beer and Brewing, ""Bes was very fond of drinking beer and is often represented on scarabs as sucking beer through a straw from a large…"
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