Sexuality played a significant role in Ancient Egyptian culture, religion, and daily life. However, the understanding of Ancient Egyptian sexuality is limited by the fragmentary nature of surviving records, as well as the biases and cultural perspectives of those who recorded them. Nonetheless, it is believed that sexuality was considered a natural and important aspect of life, and that sexual activity was not viewed with the same degree of shame and secrecy as it is in some modern societies.
The general idea of sexuality in ancient Egypt tends to be a bit libertine. Images such as the profound beauty of the unsurpassed Cleopatra, Nefernefer swimming bare-chested in a pool, among others, come to mind when the subject is sexuality.
The expression of sexuality in Egypt did not imply guilt, especially since in Egyptian mythology there are legends about the birth of the gods and the flowing of the Nile, ranging from masturbation to oral sex. So if the gods contemplate sex, it is clear that sex is divine.
In this sense, bodies were embalmed, because it was believed that sex was also practiced after death. And knowing the vital importance of sex as long as the world has existed, Skokka, the favorite portal where beautiful liverpool escorts advertise themselves, will delve into the subject and talk a little more about this society that has contributed so much to this theme.
Egyptian Standards of Beauty
Going back to the time of pyramids, majesty, pharaohs and queens, tombs, empires and beautiful temples to discover the Egyptian culture so linked to beauty and aesthetics.
Egyptian standards of beauty were generally based on slim, slender people with eyes and eyebrows marked with Khol for both women and men; cloudy faces with dyed and curly hair. Their aesthetic care was based on extreme depilation and the use of perfumed oils after bathing.
Egyptian beauty
If the Roman Empire and its customs had lasted as long as the Egyptian civilization, we would still be wearing togas, going naked to the gym and the color purple would be all the rage season after season. Over the course of 3,000 years of their existence, Egyptians hardly changed the way they dressed, styled their hair or adorned their bodies.
Everyone who could afford mummification lived their lives with one eye on eternity. An immortal had to opt for the classic, there was no room for passing fashions in their funerary trousseaus. Even so, ancient Egyptians worshiped beauty. They took care of their hygiene and personal appearance with extreme coquetry.
The “Influencers” of That Time
The two most important female figures in Egyptian culture, as well as setting the canons of beauty for the civilisation, were Nefertiti and Cleopatra.
Nefertiti was the wife of the pharaoh Anemophis I; she had all the authority over the empire. She was a determined woman, with a great personality and she was also considered the most beautiful. Her profile, preserved on a bust, is known throughout the world and shows a swan-like neck, an inharmonious nose and full, well-defined lips.
The queen perfectly represented the canon of beauty of the time; a slender figure and neck and an elongated skull. In Egypt, the size of the neck was very important to define the type of person; a long and slender neck was considered an intelligent and restless person, while a short and wide neck meant an irritable person.
Cleopatra, queen at only 17 years of age and married to her brother in the Egyptian tradition. She was a cultured woman who spoke 10 languages. The Egyptian queen broke the hitherto existing canons of beauty; she did not meet the physical requirements but she did have a great power of seduction. Her face was characterized by an aquiline nose, which became an aesthetic feature in Egypt.
Women in Egypt
Contrary to common sense, women in ancient Egypt had more autonomy than they do today. They were not subordinate to their men and were under no obligation to marry; on the contrary, simple relationships were well accepted, in which the couple went to live together and only made a sort of contract with a few points considered important such as property and child-related issues.
Today, however, the women of the “New Egypt”, as they are called, find themselves at the mercy of a patriarchal system, with quite unequal rights, if we think about men, and a sense of insecurity and powerlessness, easily demonstrated by the need to cover the whole body with burqas and veils.
Egyptian Society
Egyptian society was so liberal for its time that they believed there was no problem, and it was even considered good to have sexual experiences before marriage, because they believed it increased the fertility of the couple.
Adolescents were not left out either and, while still virgins, would join groups of artists and, over the course of that time with the artist, have their first sexual experiences which were considered a kind of “rite of passage”.
Not to mention practices that nowadays are considered extremely taboo in almost all societies, such as incest. Although in a partial way, because “normal people” could not do it, royalty could. As was the case with Cleopatra who married her brother. The logic behind this was that royalty was the gods’ direct form of communication with their people, so they were allowed to perform them to ensure the perpetuation of the divine presence.
One of the common things in tombs is the blue lotus, but its meaning has never been fully understood. Could the lotus also be a sexual symbol of some kind, or was it more than symbolism?
Masturbation
The first Egyptian god was called Atum and it is believed that he was created by himself. He was single and he wanted to become a father so he masturbated. In fact, just by masturbating, he had two beautiful children called Shu and Tefnut. Since this experience, there was a term created “The god’s hand”. And it refers to Atum’s hand which is believed to play the female role in the creation of their sons.
In order to ensure prosperity, some of the Egyptian pharaohs used to masturbate in front of different people in their river, the Nile River. This was a common practice that was followed by different men who would also ejaculate into this river.
Prostitution, The World’s Oldest Job
Little is known about the practice of prostitution in ancient Egypt, although the act of sex and pleasure was always present at the time. There is an idea that the Skokka Call Girls of the time were more for pleasure or art than for money.
However, it is a fact that they were beautiful and drove the pharaohs crazy, just as escorts do today.
Homosexuality
Homosexuality has always been present in society, and with the Egyptians it could not be different. They recognised the existence of same-sex desire, although some records were somewhat critical. Homosexuality was not forbidden, although it was not very well regarded either.
Evidence suggests that ancient Egyptian society was largely permissive of homosexuality, yet the passive partner was perceived as of lesser value. In contrast, the active partner was famed for his virility. As for lesbianism, there is not much historical evidence, although it is considered, as many Egyptian paintings show caresses and embraces between two women.
Bisexuality
As everyone can realize, bisexuality is not something new that new generations have created. This way of understanding life is a practice that Egyptians already did. It was so common that anyone thought about it as something immoral or sinful.
In this sense, people could have different relationships without being concerned about what others would think. They just fell in love or they just had sex with people because they enjoyed this activity.
Polygamy
Polygamy was also permitted, although more openly for the higher social classes. Marriage, unlike sex, was for the purpose of bearing and rearing children, so a man was allowed to have concubines in addition to his wife.
Orgy
Have you ever thought about this? This is a sexual activity which causes a lot of controversy among society. Some people think that it is a practice that people do because they are obsessed with sex, others agree with this practice and they are looking forward to accomplishing this fantasy.
Ancient Egypt were really used to making an orgy. Some of them just loved watching how a group of people had sex and others preferred to take part in this activity. They thought that this was a way to honor their Gods.
Sex toys
But, how can they play with sex toys? Well, maybe there were not the toys that we know nowadays, but there were different sex toys that did the same function. Sex toys were found in some tombs of ancient Egypt. For example, dildos and different phallic-shaped objects. It is believed that these objects were used in order to have a pleasure time and also to establish a ritual. So they were multifunctional.
As we have seen, there are infinite nuances when talking about sexuality in ancient Egypt. Masturbation, penetration and other activities are faithfully depicted in various paintings and statues of the period. Activities such as orgies were celebrated in great style, and were sometimes held on boats on the mythical Nile River. Sex, drink, flowers, joy and a lot of morbidity… the same as you get with independent Sydney escorts. Pleasure and fun were key elements for this society that saw in sexual practice a connection with the divine.
