Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In Egyptian mythology, Beset was a goddess who protected mankind against snakes and other animals, evil beings and demons and bad luck. She was a goddess of pleasure, music, dance and the other arts. She was usually depicted with a long tongue, deformed legs and some (tail, mane and ears) parts of lion. She was masculinized as Bes. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.