Love Secrets in Ancient Egypt

Love is the mainstay of the ancient Egyptian civilization; the goddess Hathor was the Lord of love and affection, and the ancient Egyptians loved their work, thus succeeded in building the greatest civilization in the whole world.

Pharaonic civilization is full of love stories and poetry written on papyrus, as well as tombs and temples walls. The Pharaohs' love was one of the special relations expressed by the ancient Egyptians in their writings depicting their own passion.

they were adept at selecting words to express emotional feelings. In many cases, love songs expressed a love story that ended with a happy ending.

One of the Pharaohs' greatest love stories is Isis and Osiris story, which is the most famous love stories of the pharaohs. Isis loved her husband and collected his body parts after his death and wept upon him.

In addition to many love stories among pharaonic kings including; King Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti; the history shows how Queen Nefertiti stood next to her husband despite the change of religion and the capital.

Moreover, King Tutankhamun's throne chair shows another manifestation of love; as we can see Queen Ankhesenamun exudes her husband with essential oils, which indicates the extent of the love relationship between them.

In addition, King Ramses II's wife Queen Nefertari, played an important role in regard to the most beautiful meanings of love. As Ramses II wrote on the facade of her temple in Abu Simbel, “His Majesty King Ramses II ordered the establishment of this beautiful temple for his wife, ‘Nefertari’ for whom the sun shines.”

In the same context, the old Egyptian described his lover saying: there is no one like my sweetheart; she is the most beautiful person; she resembles the morning star at sunrise; when she walks on the ground, she captured my heart with her beauty."

The Egyptian statues also showed love like the statues of "Amenhotep III and Tiye", "Rahotep and Nofret" and the statue of "Menkaure and his wife", besides, many statues showing the relationship of love and affection between the male and female in Pharaonic Egypt.