Think that the Ancient Egyptians spent all their time in the temples and worshipping their gods? No doubt, that’s what the Ancient Egyptians want you to think. But they were also people who were highly sexual and whether for child-bearing purposes or not, liked to get it on!
Something that we can all learn from the Egyptians is that they didn’t consider sex a sin, or something to be ashamed of. Because things like masturbation and incest were commonplace, they were not things to be frowned upon or judged within Ancient Egyptian society. The incest is what most people first tend to focus on when it comes to the Ancient Egyptians. And although they did practice incest in some cases, this was usually reserved for holding royalty lineage and was not done for pleasure purposes.
Masturbation on the other hand, was an entirely different matter! Ra was the most famous god of the Ancient Egyptians and it’s thought that he, while in the form of Atum, actually jacked off until his children, Shu and Tefnut, came to be! This is evident by the Pyramid Text from 1248 – 1249. Ra wasn’t so favorable on other matters however.
When Ra’s child Shu had children of his own, Nut and Geb, these children were known for constantly having sex. Ra disapproved of this and commanded Shu to separate the children. However, by that time it was too late and Nut had already become pregnant. Ra became enraged at this and placed a curse on Nut that she would not be able to bear her child during any month of the 360-day year. However, Thoth won a game against Khonsu, the god of the moon and with his winnings, he created five more days so that Nut could bear her child during one of these days. That’s also how our year came to include 365 days.
The Ancient Egyptians were highly sexual people. They loved to have sex and prostitution was not only common, it was sometimes even overseen on Temple grounds. There have also been several sketches and drawings found on Ancient Egyptian caves that show various Egyptians in many different sexual positions. Some think that these were drawn to depict some of the Egyptian brothels that were around at that time but more likely, they were just the remnants of very active Egyptian imaginations! And, the Ancient Egyptians even believed in sex after death. The mummies of male Egyptians have been found with fake, erect penises attached to their mummified bodies, while the women are often decorated with hard nipples. This was so that, in the afterlife, men and women could continue to have sex with each other if they so chose.
When you first think about Ancient Egypt, sexual thoughts might not be the first thing that cross your mind. But the truth is that the Egyptians were highly sexual people and saw sex for what it really is – something to be celebrated and enjoyed, not to be hidden and ashamed of!
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