As we humans have changed and evolved over our thousands of years of recorded history, so too have our attitudes and expressions regarding all things sexual. sexuality. The one thing that hasn't changed much is society's desire to exert some control over an individual's sexual behavior. Whether through church or state, educational institutions or the popular media of the time, there have been rules and regulations, views and taboos about what we should do sexually, how we should do it, who we should do it with and even how we should do it . should think about doing so.Body PartsA particular area of ​​interest, of course, has been the body and in particular those parts which are obviously connected to sex. We have alternately hidden and displayed, worshiped and mocked male and female genitalia. In most non-Christian cultures there were gods and goddesses of power and fertility with exaggerated genitalia. Some cultures liked penis gods so much that they had several; for example, the ancient Greeks honored Priapus, Dionysus, and Hermes. The Egyptians exalted Osiris, Bacchus was the Roman version, and Shiva reigned in India. The cult of the penis and, less commonly, of the vulva was practiced and this was reflected in objects related to daily life. Vases in classical Greece were decorated with phalluses. In the excavations of Pompeii, symbols of the penis were found almost everywhere, on bowls, lamps and figurines. Jugs with huge penis spouts were a unique specialty of the Mochica culture of Peru. The exteriors of medieval Irish churches were adorned with sculptures of Shelah-na-Gig, a vulva icon. In Egypt huge symbols of the power of the penis – the obelisk – were erected across the landscape. Smaller penis symbols in the form of amulets and bracelets... center of card... modern birth control appeared in Egypt around 300 BC There they used mechanical and chemical methods that prefigure modern diaphragms, cervical caps and spermicides. Their versions included lint soaked in honey and acacia tips and crocodile dung compacted with auyt gum, both inserted into the vagina as a barrier to sperm. Some fourth-century Romans decided that the best way to prevent unwanted pregnancies was to decrease a wife's desire for sexual intercourse. Specific methods included: mouse dung liniment; swallow pigeon droppings mixed with oil and wine; or rubbing her loins with the blood of the ticks of a wild black bull. Condoms began to make their way during the 18th century. They were usually made of sheep's intestine, or sometimes fish skin, and were originally introduced not to prevent pregnancy but as protection against syphilis..