The pharaoh and masturbation

Sexuality in Ancient Egypt is a subject to be approached with caution. Norms in regard to sexual behavior cannot be looked at with our Western understanding of sexual identity as many cultures, both past and present, do not create categories based on the same things we do. Beyond this, the Ancient Egyptians did not seem to be terribly shy about sex. Their mythology relies heavily on sexual themes, and there are many possible coded messages and euphemisms about sex riddled within the art itself.

I highly recommend buying the new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. Check the price on Amazon. The Egpytian Pharaohs had many gods and many ceremonies to honor those gods. Some were aimed at pleasing them while others were meant to stave off their incessant anger at their mortal servants. There were however ceremonies which resulted in both pleasure for the god and the Egyptian worshipper. It was a ceremony where Egyptian Pharaohs masturbate into the Nile River. It all starts with one particularly important god in Egyptian mythology and the significance of creation in Egyptian minds.

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Search Submit. Egypt, one of the most prominent civilisations in northeast Africa dates back to the ancient times when the Pharaohs used to reign over the country. The ancient Egyptians held a strong belief that male masturbation was very important.