Chapter 404: Mistress of Heaven and Earth
[It turns out that having a father who is a king is incredibly efficient. Handling problems is so convenient]
[After discussing serious matters, you also chatted about some father-son small talk]
[Then came the formal celebration segment]
[The people of Uruk gathered around the bonfire in the square in front of the palace, cheering, while you and Lugalbanda were inside the palace at the banquet, where countless delicacies and fine wines were served]
[After eating and drinking to your fill, it was time for entertainment]
[In Uruk, nearly five thousand years before modern times, what is the most representative form of entertainment besides singing and dancing?]
[This is naturally not hard to think of]
[People cheered for the return of Uruk's divine son, and while the grand banquet was filled with songs and dances, young men and women also enjoyed the pleasures brought by love and sex, with no shame between people]
[This was taken for granted in Mesopotamia]
[Unlike the modern era five thousand years later, where discussing sex would instinctively bring about feelings of shame, in this ancient divine land, for the Sumerians, sex and love were considered sacred and inviolable]
[Even the gods that Uruk served]