The God, Amun, was seen as one of the main God’s in Ancient Egypt’s polytheistic ideology, in that he was the King of all other Gods. In order for Amun to continue blessing the people of Egypt, it was important for a woman, specifically a young woman of royal blood, to hold the position of his wife. The only person seen as closer to the God was the king himself, so she was seen as the second most powerful person in the kingdom. Because ideological and political powers were so intertwined in Egypt, the God’s Wife was the highest-ranking priestess. She would be required to perform sexual acts with the statue of the …show more content…
The prominent forms of religion in America are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, all of which are monotheistic and share similar values, especially in regards to sex. In modern society, there is still a stigma with women and sexuality. Double standards are practiced in that men are praised for their sexual partners while women are demeaned for the same practices. Many women’s issues are managed by men who really should have no say in the matter like laws and programs pertaining to birth control and abortion; it’s a twenty-first century version of controlling the womb. Men have always been intimidated by both women’s sexuality and their lack of paternity certainty. Because of this, sex still has to be a secret activity, but it’s an activity that women control. Women are ostracized because of this; men are still daunted by this sexual power that women wield. They know that from sexual power comes all other forms of power as evidenced above, throughout