Which god was the dwarf god of childbirth and household protection? Bes was the Egyptian dwarf god who protected childbirth and the household.
Unlike most Egyptian deities, Bes was usually shown frontally rather than in profile. He had a compact, dwarf-like body, a broad face, a protruding tongue, and sometimes leonine or feline features. His startling appearance was protective: it was meant to frighten snakes, demons, and other forces believed to threaten families.
Bes watched over mothers, infants, sleep, and domestic life. He was especially associated with childbirth, often alongside Taweret, the hippopotamus-form goddess of pregnancy and fertility. Household objects such as amulets, furniture, cosmetic items, infant feeding vessels, and magical knives could carry his image.
Bes was not simply a grim guardian. He also became connected with music, dancing, sexuality, and the pleasures of life. Thoth was the god of writing and wisdom, Khonsu was a lunar deity, and Ptah was a creator and craftsman god; none is the canonical dwarf household protector.