Like any other civilization, the Ancient Egyptians took sex seriously. It was a huge part of society, and there were rules, beliefs, and norms associated with intercourse and eroticism – just like today. However, many of the customs surrounding intimacy in Ancient Egypt are significantly different from what obtains in today’s society – and for some, the customs could even be bordering on unconventional. So, what were the bizarre sex lives of people in Ancient Egypt like?

There are many misconceptions surrounding how the Ancient Egyptians liked to get intimate because of the heavily censored nature of the history. But from what we know, intimacy for the Ancient Egyptians was not just a regular life experience. It was sacred – an act of creation, the source of life. In the Heliopolitan creation myth, it is believed that the first god created the world through sex.