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Dendara,
Governorate Qena Hathor Temple Late Period, XXX Dynasty (380-343 BC) Ŧ Nectanebo I (380-362 BC) |
Comments: Bes was regarded as a protector of pregnant women and children and this explains his presence in mammisi. Birth houses were attached to temples of major deities and the god was thought to have been born there, or in this case, goddess Hathor gave birth there. |
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